Merton D. White
NAME: Merton D. White
ASN: 32043926
PLACE OF BIRTH: Brasher, NY
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 Mar 1919
DATES OF SERVICE: 06 Mar 1941 - 20 Nov 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED: C CO 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Medal with four bronze star devices, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Theater Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
16 Mar 1919 - Born Brasher, NY
06 Mar 1941 - Enlisted in Albany, New York - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 32043926 | 32043926 |
| NAME | WHITE#MERTON#D######KK#M | WHITE#MERTON#D######KK#M |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 23 | NEW YORK |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 089 | ST LAWRENCE |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 2302 | ALBANY NEW YORK |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 06 | 06 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 03 | 03 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 41 | 41 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | H | Undefined Code |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 0 | Undefined Code |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 23 | NEW YORK |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 19 | 19 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 4 | 4 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 999 | Undefined Code |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0459 | 0459 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 3.181 | 3.181 |
Attends Parachute School 4 weeks
03 Sep 1943 - Departs US
19 Sep 1943 - Tetnus shot
25 Sep 1943 - Arrives overseas in North Africa at the Replacement Training Center, probably assigned as a replacement to 509th prior to Anzio
11 Jan 1944 - Small Pox and Typhoid shot
10 Apr 1944 - Pvt. Merton D. White, 32043926, C CO 509th PIB, GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
15 Nov 1944 - Wounds received in action, France, Purple Heart Medal GO #21, 15th Evac Hospital
19 Jan 1945 - Departs overseas
31 Jan 1945 - Arrives US
20 Nov 1945 - Sgt. White seperated from service at Thomas M. England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ
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