Name:
Merlyn Leroy Jakel
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
507417
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot:
Section C-3
Row:
Grave:
Site 7803
Decoration:
Comments:
Merlyn Leroy Jakel was born on May 14, 1925, in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. He was the son of Carl Jakel and Esther Henrietta Butenhoff Kohut.
He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.