Grave marker for 1st Lt. Merl Alexander Beach at
Section M, Site 603
in
the
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California
Beach served as an enlisted man during WW-II and was a member of G
Company. Following the war he joined a National Guard unit and
earned a commission..
Lt. Beach was killed in action on 7
January 1952
in South Korea and was awarded the Purple Heart. |