World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merlin Farr Achor, M.D.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Brownwood, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
SERVED AS A PHARMACIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS AND as a Medical Corpsman with a Marine Rifle Battalion of the FOURTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, on 24 February 1945. AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS, SILVER STAR, AND PURPLE HEART WITH ONE GOLD STAR.