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In memory of
Merle Lee Deardorff
Staff Sergeant, Army
February 15, 1919 to September 4, 2011
- Army
- 1919 to 2011
- World War II
- Washington
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- Branch
- Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant
- Wars
- World War II
- Born
- February 15, 1919
- Died
- September 4, 2011
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 8489465, last updated by the VA September 12, 2011.
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