Merle enlisted in the US Navy on September 18, 1945 at the age of 18.
After basic training Merle was assigned as a mechanic on the battleship, USS Alabama BB-60.
Merle was on the Alabama’s final cruise from San Diego to Long Beach, then San Francisco and finally to Seattle Washington.
The USS Alabama is docked at Mobile Alabama as a permanent memorial to the famous battleship.
Merle attained the rank of Seaman 1st Class, and was discharged from the Navy on September 8, 1946.
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