More detail on this person: Bronchiectasis with
Fibrosis of Lungs.Ralph Merritt traveled with the
4th Division to VN and was there 8Sep66 through
29Aug67. He was a Major and CO of Co. B, 4th
Avn Bn, 4th Inf Div, USARPAC-Vietnam. Upon
promotion to LTC he was trfrd to HQ,
IFFORCEV-USARPAC-Vietnam. He was awarded
many medals for his service there. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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If I'm reading his DA 66 right, he was at Ft.
Rucker in 1955 in the OffStuCo (AATC#55K) and
again in 1956 in (AHATC57-5).
He died in his home in El Paso, TX. His death
certificate relates the cause of death as
Bronchiectasis with Fibrosis of Lungs. He was
found dead in his home by the coach of the school
where he was teaching, when he was unable to be
reached for a day.
Ralph and I were divorced 10 months before he
died, so I was not with him at that time but was
appointed guardian of our children. Neither of us
had remarried at that time. I am still in Newport
News, VA.
From: Rita Merritt Foster