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HONORED BY ARMYColonel Harrison J. Merritt, right, receives congratulations from Lieutenant General Jonathan 0. Seaman, First Arim commanding general, following presentation of the Legion 01 Merit at a retirement ceremony here. A Glens Falls native,I Col. Merritt is ending a 27 year Army career.I FORT MEADE, Md. — Colonel,fantry Regiment in the PacificHarrison J. Merritt, a native of Theater as a platoon leader andGlens Falls, N.Y., received his company commander. Duringsecond award of the legion of this period he participated in Merit, the Army’s second high- the New Guinea, Leyte, and est non-combat award, in a re- Luzon campaigns.tirement ceremony here.Terminating 27 years of active Army sendee, Colonel Merritt was cited for excep-Post World War II assignments included duty with the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft, Bragg, N.C.; the 7871st Testingtional meritorious service as an(l Evaluation Group in GerSenior Army Adviser to the many; and as an advisor to theNational Guard in the District Republic of Korea Army. Heof Columbia from March 1968 has als0 servcd ln the Depart to October 1969 ment of the Army’s War Plan?Col. Merritt' came to the ^vision W^ing*™ and with Washington Area from Ft. H. ‘heK1Wh Spec,£1 Force* Group, M, Smith, Hawaii, where he ^0‘ne’ '7 fSu™pei-.H,s dec‘senTed as a section chief at ^Uonf‘^udethe Silver Star,Pacific Command headquarters. J f t7w a7 s r 0 ! °.nz(Ha anfar/wi ihn the Army Commendationnii fill T ! tt i Medal, the Purple Heart, theenlisted man in July 1942. He Combat Infantryman Badge andreceived his commission as an infantry second lieutenantthe Master Parachutist Badge. Col. Merritt and his wife, thethrough Officer Candidate former Rose D’Angeio, have oneSchool in February 1943. He j daughter, Donna. They live alserved until the end of World 911 Dresden Court., Alexandria,War II with the 187th Glider In- Va.
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Glens Falls Post Star
Glens Falls, New York, US
Wed, Nov 19, 1969
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