VETERAN
Alfred R Merrill
Beloved Husband, Dad & Grandpop
January 23, 1915 – December 30, 1989
Lived 74 years
Belcoville, New Jersey
T SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
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1915
Born January 23
1918
Alfred was 3 when the Armistice ended World War I
1928
Alfred was 13 when Mickey Mouse debuted in "Steamboat Willie"
1939
Alfred was 24 when World War II began in Europe
1944
Alfred was 29 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1950
Alfred was 35 when the Korean War began
1967
Alfred was 52 when the first Super Bowl was played
1976
Alfred was 61 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Alfred was 66 when MTV began broadcasting
1989
Passed away December 30, age 74
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