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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Merrill Louis Otto

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Battle Creek, Iowa

Honored By

Battle Creek American Legion

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ARMY CAVALRY. ENTERED SERVICE ON MAY 26, 1942 AT DES MOINES, IOWA. OVERSEAS ON FEBRUARY 27, 1944 TO SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, WALES, FRANCE, AUSTRIA, GERMANY AND ITALY. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH BATTLE STARS (FOR NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE). DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 28, 1945; IN SERVICE 41 MONTHS.