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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=16169769
|asn=16169769
|surname=Merrin
|surname=Merrin
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|birth_year=1922
|birth_year=1922
|death_year=2013
|death_year=2013
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|enlistment_place=CHICAGO ILLINOIS
|enlistment_place=CHICAGO ILLINOIS
|state=ILLINOIS
|state=ILLINOIS
|assignment=VII-1066
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=8058
|certificate=8058
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|class_display=20
|class_display=20
}}
}}
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''John Merrin''' (1922&ndash;2013) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 20]]. John enlisted at Chicago, Illinois.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Civil Life


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)