Vietnam Conflict
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Wells
Date of Loss:
Military Service:
- Rank:
Specialist 4
- Branch of Service:
Army
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Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C
- Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
1st Battalion
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Regiment / Group / Brigade:
198th Light Infantry Brigade
- Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
46th Infantry Division
- Conflicts Served:
Vietnam Conflict
Circumstances:
Killed in action through hostile small arms fire in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.
Biography:
Merlin was born in Carrington, September 5, 1947, to Leo and Marie (Huss) Laber. He graduated from Sykeston high school in 1965 and entered the army service in April, 1968. He went to Vietnam in August, 1968. He is buried in Saint Elizabeth Cemetery - Sykeston, ND.