Robert Walter Merriam, Jr. was born Feb. 27, 1919 to Robert W. (Sr.) and Eura M. Merriam. He died May 31, 1944 and is buried in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Pvt. Merriam served in World War II with the U.S. Army 142nd Infantry, 36th Infantry Division and was KIA in Italy.
Source: ancestry.com
