Frank Merrill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Merrill

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1903

Place of Birth: New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1955

Profession: actor, military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Frank Dow Merrill (December 4, 1903 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts – December 11, 1955 in Fernandina Beach, Florida) was a United States Army general and is best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders, officially the 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), in the Burma Campaign of World War II.
Merrill's Marauders came under General Joseph Stilwell's Northern Combat Area Command.
It was a special forces unit modelled on the Chindits' long range penetration groups trained to operate from bases deep behind Japanese lines.