Merl W. Holm

World War II
Service #37111202
Unit126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Entered Service From Iowa
Date of DeathNovember 26 1942
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Silver Star
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Private First Class Merl W. Holm were accounted for in 2022. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Walls of the Missing” at the Manila American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.