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Pfc. Merle D. Pearson, U.S. Army

Korean War Casualty

Name: PEARSON MERLE D.
Rank/Grade: PFC
Branch of Service: Marines
Home of Record (county): HUMBOLDT
Date of casualty: 04 APR 1953
Category of casualty: Killed in Action

Source: http://www.accesskansas.org/kskoreanwar/ksvets/kscasualties.html

It is unknown to me (Jerry Ferrin) why Merle D. Pearson is listed as a Comanche County, Kansas, Korean War Casualty on the Memorial Shaft in Crown Hill Cemetery. He probably lived in the county at one time. My guess is that he was the son of Rev. Everett Merle Pearson.

Thanks to Shirley Brier for finding, transcribing and contributing the above news article to this web site!

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