Merrill Faccion

June 30, 1936-

November 8, 2019

Sun Kim interviewed Merrill on June 2019 at the reception for Korean War Veterans

In 1951 when Merrill was 17 years old, he was sent to Korea. (If he was born in 1936, Merrill would have been 15).   On July 16,1952 his mother died so he was sent back for his mother’s funeral and left Korea on July 17,1952.   After his visit to USA, he had to go back to Korea.  But instead being sent to Korea, he was sent to Japan.   Merrill says that saved his life. 

Merrill died on November 8, 2019 in a fatal car accident in Beaumont, Texas.   He was driving.  His ashes are buried next to his sister in Picayune Miss.  

Merrill at the Korean War Veterans Memorial 2018