World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merrill Wilson Bailor
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Timothy Ray Bailor
Relationship
Son
NAVAL GUNNER'S MATE ON MERCHANT MARINE SHIP, MADE BY KAISER SHIP (ALSO KNOWN AS KAISERS COFFINS). HE SAILED PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC (AUSTRALIA, PHILIPPINES, NEW GUINEA). THE SHIPS TRAVELED OFTEN IN CONVOYS, DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO THE TROOPS IN SUPPORT OF THE WAR EFFORT AGAINST THE JAPANESE.