Born: May 28, 1911
Commander, United States Navy Service# O-77551 COMMANDER,
CARRIER AIR GROUP NINETEEN (CAG-19) USS PRINCETON (CV-37)
Essex-class aircraft carrier, commissioned November 18, 1945 Date of Enlistment: September 24, 1936
Home or Place of Enlistment: Weiser, Idaho Killed in Action: May 18, 1951 |
Commander Merrick was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of an AD-4Q Skyraider dive bomber (Queen) and the commanding officer of Carrier Air Group 19, aboard the carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On May 18, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed with full bomb load about 25 miles northeast of Seoul.
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