Mercer John R.

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John R. Mercer is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

740th ''Daredevil'' Tank Battalion Monument

Name:

John R. Mercer

Rank:

Technician 4th Grade

Serial Number:

36375551

Unit:

740th Tank Battalion

Date of Death:

1945-04-13

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

523

Decoration:

American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

John R. Mercer was born on January 13, 1921, in Cook County, Illinois. He was married to Annabel L Mercer. T4 Mercer served in the United States Army with the 740th Tank Battalion in World War II. Known as the �Daredevil Tankers�, the 740th was a separate battalion that fought from Utah Beach all the way to the Baltic Sea in support of various divisions of the US war effort.

T4 Mercer was Killed in Action on April 13, 1945. He is now buried in the Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA. He also has a cenotaph in the White Rock Cemetery, White Rock, Ogle County, Illinois, USA.

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