World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merlin Hill
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clay Center, Kansas
Honored By
Eugene Houser
Relationship
Friend
BASIC AT TEXAS. TYPED THE CAPTAIN'S ORDERS ON THE USS ALABAMA BB-60 1944-1946. SERVED OFF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND IWO JIMA LOBBING SHELLS TWENTY MILES FROM SHORE. ONE OF FOUR BATTLESHIPS PRESENT AT THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN.