1915 - 2007 (91 years)
Has 35 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree. Has -1 ancestors and -1 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Merritt Lambert Hewitt |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth |
11 Oct 1915 |
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California  [1, 2, 3] |
| Death |
20 Jan 2007 |
Coronado, San Diego Co., California [2, 3] |
| Burial |
U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery - West Point, New York [2] |
| Military |
World War II - Lt. Col., U.S. Army / Korean War - Major, U.S. Army [2, 4] |
| Residence |
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| Person ID |
I80320 |
All Data |
| Last Modified |
13 Jan 2016 |
| Father |
Benjamin Lambert Hewitt, b. May 1895, Los Gatos, Santa Clara Co., California d. 29 Jun 1923, North Island, San Diego Co., California (Age ~ 28 years) |
| Mother |
Marguerite Merritt, b. 1895, Illinois d. 1969, Marin Co., California (Age 74 years) |
| Family ID |
F31719 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Gertrude (Gerry) Bush, b. 19 May 1917, Suffern, Rockland Co., New York d. 30 Jan 2009, La Mesa, San Diego Co., California (Age 91 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Jun 1941 |
West Point, Orange Co., New York [5] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F31720 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
1 Aug 2022 |
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| Notes |
- Merritt was seriously wounded in South Korea but returned to service -- Merritt was a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, in 1940 -- Merritt and Gerry lived in San Rafael, CA in 1962 per San Rafael City Directory
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| Sources |
- [S4404] 1920 Los Angeles Co., CA Census.
- [S52262] U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery Records.
- [S50341] Cunningham Family Tree at Ancestry.com.
- [S52263] Korean War Casualty Records.
- [S52264] Obit of Gertrude (Bush) Hewitt "Marin Independent Journal" 11 Feb 2009.
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