Name:
Mervin S. Baum
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
32267987
Unit:
307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Plot:
Section B
Row:
Grave:
Site 23
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Mervin S. Baum was born on September 23, 1906, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Samuel Baum and Lottie V. Lutz Baum.
He served in the 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, United States Army as a Private First Class during World War II. He died on August 7, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.