Birth:29 października 1923 -- Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death:27 maja 2014 (Age 90 years) -- Saint Mary's Hospital/Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
12 grudnia 1942 (Age 19 years) On Dec. 12, 1942, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. While serving in World War II, Merlyn participated in action at Pacific Theater in the battles at Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, and he was part of the occupational forces in Japan. Merlyn was honorably discharged Dec. 13, 1945.