Name:
Wilbert Irvin Merx
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
37395571
Unit:
363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-14
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy
Plot:
A
Row:
8
Grave:
20
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Wilbert Irvin Merx, aged 23, was born on October 13, 1920 in Saint Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri. He was the son of Irvin Edward Merx and Elizabeth Rose Fisher Merx. Wilbert served in the 363rd Infantry, 91st Infantry Division as a Sergeant during World War II. He died on September 14, 1944 during the battle in the area of Ponzalla in Italy and is now buried in the Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy.