Merrihew, Robert Donald

1906 - 1994  (87 years)

• Name	Merrihew, Robert Donald
  Birth	31 Mar 1906
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MERR.R003
  _FGRAVE	26684040
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	11 Jan 1994
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I48884	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family	Akes, Majorie Juanita,   b. 1922   d. 1989 (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Merrihew, William Richard,   b. 1952   d. 2014 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F17780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2).