Frank Dow Merrill papers, 1941-48.

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Frank Dow Merrill papers, 1941-48.

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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.

1 box (1 cubic ft.)

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Merrill, Frank (Frank Dow), 1903-1955

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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,...