First Lieutenant John Franklin Merrill | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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John Franklin Merrill

Graduating Class of 1917
Served in World War I
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First Lieutenant
John Franklin Merrill

Army Air Corps
28th Aero Squadron

Hometown

Neshanic Station, NJ

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France

More About First Lieutenant Merrill

First Lieutenant Merrill was acting as a flight commander when he disappeared during a fight with a “Taube” on Oct. 4, 1918. He was a patrol leader of a squadron flying SPAD VIII planes. Though his death has never been officially confirmed, a detail of field hospital workers reported that his body was found in No Man’s Land. It was reported that his body was found and identified by advancing ground troops. He is buried in the Argonne American Cemetery Romagne-sous-Montfaucon (Meuse) France.