- SURNAME
Walton
- FORENAME
Merritt Cecil
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (Company A)
- RANK
Platoon Sergeant
- NUMBER
259041
- DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
- AGE
26
- GRAVESITE
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Sutton,Nebraska
born 18.12.1915 St Paul,Minnesota
entered service 19.5.1937 San Francisco,California
4th Marine Regiment
PFC 10.5.1939
Sgt 1.8.1941
Platoon Sgt 8.4.1942
1 MPB 1942
award Navy Cross (posthumously)
KIA Gavutu,Solomon Islands
born 18.12.1915 St Paul,Minnesota
entered service 19.5.1937 San Francisco,California
4th Marine Regiment
PFC 10.5.1939
Sgt 1.8.1941
Platoon Sgt 8.4.1942
1 MPB 1942
award Navy Cross (posthumously)
KIA Gavutu,Solomon Islands