Dana T. Merrill

rdf:langString Dana T. Merrill

rdf:langString Dana T. Merrill

rdf:langString Dana T. Merrill

rdf:langString From 1984's A History of Fort Benjamin Harrison, 1903–1982

rdf:langString Dana T. Merrill (October 15, 1876 – August 3, 1957) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I, Merrill attained the rank of brigadier general, and was most notable as the World War I chief of staff for the 37th Division, and the commander of the 10th Infantry Regiment, three infantry brigades, and two corps areas. A native of East Auburn, Maine, Merrill graduated from the University of Maine in 1898 and enlisted in a Maine volunteer unit during the Spanish–American War. Later that year, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant, and he served in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War. Merrill continued to work his way up the ranks during the period prior to World War I, and graduated from the Army School of the Line and the Command and General Staff College. During World War I, Merrill was chief of staff for the 37th Division. He took part in numerous engagements and battles in France, and received several US and foreign decorations. He remained in the Army after the war, and graduated from the Army War College in 1920. He commanded the 10th Infantry Regiment from 1924 to 1927, and in the 1930s, his command assignments included the 10th Infantry Brigade, 12th Infantry Brigade, Washington Provisional Brigade, Sixth Corps Area, and Fifth Corps Area. Merrill retired from the Army upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 64 in 1940. During World War II, Merrill was the Civil Defense Coordinator for the greater Cincinnati area, including southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. He died at his home in Fort Thomas, Kentucky on August 3, 1957 and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Auburn, Maine.

rdf:langString Washington Provisional Brigade

rdf:langString Fifth Corps Area

rdf:langString Indiana Civilian Conservation Corps District

rdf:langString Sixth Corps Area

rdf:langString Civil Defense Coordinator, greater Cincinnati area

rdf:langString Mount Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Maine