Robert Hale Merriman

Robert Hale Merriman
BornNovember 17, 1908
DiedApril 2, 1938(1938-04-02) (aged 29)
Cause of deathKilled in action or executed
EducationUniversity of Nevada, Reno
University of California, Berkeley
EmployerUniversity of California, Berkeley
Known forAbraham Lincoln Brigade
Military Service
Allegiance Spanish Republic
Service/branch International Brigades
UnitThe "Abraham Lincoln" XV International Brigade
Battles/warsSpanish Civil War

Robert Hale Merriman (November 17, 1908 – c. April 2, 1938) was an American doctoral student who fought with the Republican forces in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. He was killed while commanding the Abraham Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigades.[1]

  1. ^ Varcados, Marybeth (April 5, 1987). "A Santa Cruz son remembered as hero". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 57.

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