Rank/Rate	Fire Controlman, Second Class
Service Number	662 53 25
Birth Date	March 26, 1913
From	San Martin, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Merlin was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

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