Frank Merrill
Military Person
1903 – 1955
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Who was Frank Merrill?
Frank Dow Merrill was a retired United States Army general and is best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders, officially the 5307th Composite Unit, in the Burma Campaign of World War II. Merrill's Marauders came under General Joseph Stilwell's Northern Combat Area Command. It was a special forces unit modelled on the Chindits' long range penetration groups trained to operate from bases deep behind Japanese lines.
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- Born
- Dec 4, 1903
Hopkinton - Also known as
- 法蘭克·麥瑞爾
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Lived in
- New Hampshire
- Died
- Dec 11, 1955
Fernandina Beach - Resting place
- West Point Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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