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Frank Dow Merrill was born on December 4, 1903. Merrill enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1922. He later attended the U.S.M.A. at West Point where he graduated in 1929. While serving as a military attache in Tokyo, Merrill learned Chinese and Japanese. Merrill served as intelligence officer to General Douglas McArthur just prior to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Shortly thereafter, Merrill became an aid to Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell in the China-Burma-India Theater. In October 1943, Merrill led a group of irregular troops, known popularly as "Merrill's Marauders", on a long-range penetration into the Burmese jungles. Merrill was later promoted to the rank of major general; however, heart problems shortened his military career. Merrill died in 1955 while serving as New Hampshire Highway Commissioner.

From the description of Frank Dow Merrill papers, 1941-48. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 28261225

Frank Dow Merrill (b. Dec. 4, 1903, Hopkinton, Mass.-d. Dec. 11, 1955), Major General in the U.S. Army, graduated from West Point in 1929 and from M.I.T. in 1932. He was military attaché in Tokyo from 1938 to 1941, and deputy chief of staff for operations in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations early in World War II. In 1944 he organized and commanded “Merrill's Marauders,” 3,000 volunteers who infiltrated behind enemy lines in Burma and won every engagement. General Merrill became chief of staff of the Tenth Army after the War, and briefly the Sixth Army, before this highly-decorated officer retired in June 1948.

From the description of Merrill, Frank (Frank Dow), 1903-1955 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10599073

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Merrill, Frank D., 1903-1955.

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The J. Calvin Frank papers, 1943-1945.

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Frank, James Calvin. The J. Calvin Frank papers, 1943-1945.

Title: The J. Calvin Frank papers, 1943-1945.

Contains the following types of materials: schedule, clippings, diary / journal. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time periods: World War II (WWII) -- U.S., -- China-Burma-India (CBI). Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Fort Sill; Camp Shanks; Chinese Field Artillery Training command; Y-Force; Chinese Training Command; Chinese Combat Command. General description of the collection: The J. Calvin Frank papers include diaries on service in United States, India, and China (1943-1945) including Fort Sill and Camp Shanks (January 1-July 9, 1943); Karachi, India (September 1943 and October 1945); and Kunming, China. Discusses frustration about paucity of supplies and disagreement with Chinese and US officials including Stilwell, Dorn, and Merrill. Miscellaneous clippings and Chinese documents, schedule of events for surrender of Japanese army in China (September 9, 1945), and a copy a 1943 edition of NIPPON TODAY AND TOMORROW are also included.

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Stuart Wood memoir, 21 July 2005, undated.

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Wood, Stuart, 1906-1993. Stuart Wood memoir, 21 July 2005, undated.

Title: Stuart Wood memoir, 21 July 2005, undated.

Memoir of Stuart Wood entitled, "Light at the End of the Tunnel's End." Memoir consists of maps and photographs, rosters of prisoners of war and newspaper clippings. In the memoir, Wood describes the fall of the Philippines and his role as G-2 (intelligence officer) for General Jonathan M. Wainwright prior to the surrender of United States forces to the Japanese in March 1942. His life as a prisoner of war (POW) is covered in detail with many anecdotes describing the mental and physical privation suffered by all prisoners of the Japanese. His trail of prisoner camps led through Formosa, Okinawa, and eventually to a POW camp near Mukden, China. Following the surrender of the Japanese this group of prisoners contacted with the Russian Army and was evacuated by U.S. forces to the Philippines and eventually to the United States.

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Merrill, Frank (Frank Dow), 1903-1955

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO WASHINGTON [ETC.]

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO WASHINGTON [ETC.]

Title: Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO WASHINGTON [ETC.]

Part 1, President-elect Grau San Martin, of Cuba, is greeted by Secretary of State Hull in Washington. Dr. Wellington Koo is met by Under-Sec. Stettinius. Part 2, shows Australian fishermen making a record catch. Part 3, Marines in the Pacific round up native cattle. Shows soldiers eating. Part 4, dive bombers hit Japanese positions in Burma. Shows Gens. Stilwell and Merrill.

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Merrill, Frank (Frank Dow), 1903-1955

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Frank Dow Merrill papers, 1941-48.

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Merrill, Frank Dow, 1903-1955. Frank Dow Merrill papers, 1941-48.

Title: Frank Dow Merrill papers, 1941-48.

The Frank Dow Merrill collection consists primarily of World War II letters home to his wife and two sons. There are several gaps that can be attributed to Merrill's military activities or periods of illness. Some letters were written after the war when Merrill was hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. Remaining folders contain military operation summaries, military dispatches, military distribution lists, and a strategic map collection.

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Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [APR. 26]

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Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [APR. 26]

Title: Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection. 1951 - 1951. Motion Picture Newsreel Films. 10/1941 - 3/1957. PARAMOUNT NEWS [APR. 26]

Part 1, British troops advance against the Japanese in Assam; Burmese refugees flee. Shows Gen. Frank Merrill with his "Marauders" on a troop train and decorating his men in camp. Gens. Mountbatten and Wingate inspect British troops on the Imphal front. Jeeploads of Chinese troops advance along the Ledo Road. Gen. Stilwell confers with officers and later receives a birthday cake. Shows Japanese dead and wrecked tanks. Part 2, a Bronx zookeeper's wife tends tiger triplets. Part 3, on the Normandy invasion preparations. A British censor scans diplomatic despatches. A British announcer broadcasts instructions to the European underground. Goring warns the German people. Shows invasion materiel at depots in England and Gens. Eisenhower, Montgomery, and Tedder. Captured German films show wrecked landing craft and Canadian dead and prisoners of the Dieppe Commando raid.

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Merrill, Frank (Frank Dow), 1903-1955

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Special Film Reports. 1944 - 1945. INVASION PICTURES [AIRBORNE, ETC.]

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Special Film Reports. 1944 - 1945. INVASION PICTURES [AIRBORNE, ETC.]

Title: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Special Film Reports. 1944 - 1945. INVASION PICTURES [AIRBORNE, ETC.]

Part 1, glider troops fly to France; reinforcements land at Normandy; the 8th and 9th AAF bomb and strafe targets. Positions are visited by Eisenhower, Marshall, Arnold, and Bradley; Adms. Kirk and King; Churchill; and Brit. Gens. Montgomery, Brooke, and Smuts. Part 2 (Reel 2) troops land and fight on Wakde Is. Part 3, Mountbatten visits the Saratoga in Colombo Harbor, Ceylon. Part 4, tanks are retrieved and repaired in Italy. Part 5 (Reel 3), Gen. W.D. Old and Chinese troops fly to Myitkyina, Bur., in gliders. Gens. Merrill and Stilwell confer. Part 6, the 5th Army enters Rome (June 4). Italian films show the Ger. withdrawal. Romans greet troops. Shows POW's and Fascists; Pius XII; Gens. Clark Keyes, Frederick, Harmon, Gruenther.

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Merrill, Frank (Frank Dow), 1903-1955

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. ALLIES WIN MYITKYINA AIRSTRIP [ETC.]

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. ALLIES WIN MYITKYINA AIRSTRIP [ETC.]

Title: Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. ALLIES WIN MYITKYINA AIRSTRIP [ETC.]

Part 1, transport planes and gliders land troops on Myitkyina airstrip in northern Burma. Shows Gen. Stilwell and Gen. Frank Merrill. Lt. Col. Seagrave operates on wounded in a field hospital. Part 2, U.S. service women sightsee in Egypt on camels. Part 3, all U.S. artillery pieces in Normandy fire on the 4th of July. Gens. Eisenhower, Bradley, and Joseph Collins participate. French school children sing "America." Part 4, carrier-based planes land on Saipan, refuel, and then bomb Japanese positions on the island. Marines advance.

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Merrill, Frank (Frank Dow), 1903-1955

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the "Campaign Reports" Program Series. 1944 - 1945. THE STILWELL ROAD

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the "Campaign Reports" Program Series. 1944 - 1945. THE STILWELL ROAD

Title: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the "Campaign Reports" Program Series. 1944 - 1945. THE STILWELL ROAD

On the construction of the road from Ledo, India, across Burma to link with the old Burma Road from Rangoon into China. Explains the need for the road and how the territory crossed by the road wad acquired. Emphasizes Allied cooperation. Reel 1 shows building of the old Burma Road in 1937. Documents the Japanese campaign in Burma which won control of the road. Shows Burmese cities, refugees, and topography. Personages: Gens. Stilwell and Alexander. Reel 2, Allied troops train in India. Chinese refugees withdraw on the Burma Road. Supplies are flown from India to China. Construction of the Ledo Road is begun. Shows brief scenes of the Quebec Conference. Personages: Roosevelt, Churchill, Adm. Montbatten, and Gens. Marshall and Pick. Reel 3, fuel pipe line is laid through Burma. Col. Seagrave treats sick and wounded soldiers. Shows scenes of Chinese-American air operations training, U.S. marauders (volunteer jungle fighters), and U.S. air commandos. The Troop Carrier Command drops supplies in Burmese jungles and Allied planes bomb Japanese positions. Natives build air strips for B-29's in India and China. Explains the Allied tactics for capturing Burma and shows battle scenes of the campaign. Personages: Gens. Stilwell and Frank Merrill, Col. Philip Cochrane, Brit. Gens. Montbatten and Wingate. Reel 4, gliders land commandos and engineers in the jungles. Shows the resultant loss of men and equipment. Air strips are built and the TCC brings in other troops. An air strip and Imphal are defended against Japanese attacks. Shows Gens. Wm. D. Old and O.C. Wingate. Reel 5, Allied troops fight, with air support, in Northern Burma, capturing Mogaung and Myitkyina. Reel 6, Chinese troops take Lungling and Tengchung. B-29's take off and bomb Tokyo. U.S. airbases in China are burned to prevent their use by Japanese. Air supply is increased and work on the road is hastened. Gens. Pick and Sutton open the Ledo-Burma Road, and the first convoy is welcomed in Kunming, China.

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