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Merle Lloyd Koser 1924 - 2000

Merle Lloyd Koser of Oregon City, Clackamas County, OR was born on March 7, 1924, and died at age 76 years old on May 15, 2000. Merle Koser was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section K Site 1378 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
Merle Lloyd Koser
Oregon City, Clackamas County, OR 97045
March 7, 1924
May 15, 2000
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  • 03/7
    1924

    Birthday

    March 7, 1924
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 05/15
    2000

    Death

    May 15, 2000
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    Willamette National Cemetery Section K Site 1378 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1924, in the year that Merle Lloyd Koser was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1945, at the age of 21 years old, Merle was alive when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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