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Merton B. Myers
Merton B. Myers (1912–1943) was a United States Navy sailor killed in action during World War II who received a posthumous Silver Star for his actions.
Biography.
Merton Bernell Myers was born at Long Island City in Queens, New York, on January 15, 1912. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on August 23, 1939 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
As a machinist's mate first class, Myers was serving in the destroyer in the South Atlantic Ocean when on March 10, 1943
Mate First Class Merton B. Myers. The ship was reclassified as a "Crosley"-class high-speed transport and redesignated APD-105 on 17 July 1944. After conversion to her new role, she was commissioned on 26 March 1945 with Lieutenant Donald H. Petterson, USNR, in command.
Service history.
After shakedown off Cuba, "Myers" moved to Norfolk, Virginia, where she trained officers and men assigned to new high-speed transports. After a period of refresher training in the Caribbean, she proceeded to Newport,