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Patrick Timothy MERCIER

Male 1947 - 1967  (20 years)


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  • Name Patrick Timothy MERCIER 
    Birth 21 Mar 1947  Ramsey County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 31 Mar 1967  Tay Ninh, South Viet Nam Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Section I, Site 4111
    Notes 
    • Hill High School (St. Paul Hill-Murray), 1965. Attended the University of Minnesota for one year before enlisting in the U.S. Army. After being wounded early in his service, he spent five months recovering in a military hospital.

      Killed in action in the Viet Nam war. Served in the U.S. Army Vietnam, B Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Service number 55849758. Rank at death was SP4.

      Died from multiple fragmentation wounds/mine, casualty number 10859. He had been in Vietnam a little less than seven months.

      He is listed on Panel 17E, line 080 of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.

      Purple Heart
      Army Commendation Medal
      Silver Star for gallantry in action
      Vietnam Campaign Ribbon
      National Defense Ribbon
      Combat Infantry Badge
    Person ID I1035  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2022 

    Father Patrick Bernard MERCIER,   b. 11 Oct 1924, Forrest County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1985, Ramsey County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Rosella Nadine CARRINGTON,   b. 19 Jul 1925, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 2001, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage Abt Aug 1945 
    Family ID F760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart