Estlee T. Mercer
NAME: Estlee Ted Mercer
ASN: 34767086
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ambrose, GA
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 August 1923
DATES OF SERVICE: 07 Apr 1943 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Rome-Arno, Southern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, WWII Victory Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation - GO#22-HQ XVIII AB Corps 20 Mar 45, Purple Heart GO #13 - HQ 509th PIB 13 Feb 45, American Theatre Ribbon 29 Dec 44
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
? 1923 - Born in Ambrose, GA
07 Apr 1943 - Enlisted at Fort McPherson, GA
Enlistment Record
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 34767086
NAME MERCER ESTLEE
RESIDENCE: STATE GEORGIA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY COFFEE
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT FT MCPHERSON ATLANTA GEORGIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 07
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 04
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION Private
GRADE: CODE Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION No branch assignment
BRANCH: CODE No branch assignment
TERM OF ENLISTMENT Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Civil Life
NATIVITY GEORGIA
YEAR OF BIRTH 1923
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen
EDUCATION Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION Farm hands, general farms
MARITAL STATUS Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY Selectees (Enlisted Men)
BOX NUMBER 0846
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.268
02 Oct 1944 - Photo in Lantosque, France (This is the only documented evidence so far that he was in the 509th)
Discharge paper indicates Truck Driver, Light
Book written for children by Peggy Mercer called 'There Come A Soldier' tells about his life growing up in Ambrose, GA and going off to war.
Left: Unknown, Right: Estlee Mercer at the fountain in Lantosque, France on 02 Oct 1944
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