35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association

CPL Earl Warren Merriman In memory of our fallen brother

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother"

Item Company
35th Infantry Regiment
Korean War

"Not For Fame or Reward
Not For Place or For Rank
But In Simple Obedience To
Duty as They Understood It"

The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, CPL Earl Warren Merriman, RA19295205, who died in the service of his country on April 24th, 1951 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as MIA to KIA. At the time of his death Earl was 20 years of age. He was from Missoula, Montana. Earl's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by CPL Earl Warren Merriman include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with V, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Earl enlisted 19 May 1948

Burial:
Missoula Cemetery
Missoula
Missoula County
Montana, USA
Plot: Grave 2, Lot 12, Block 010