Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding the Purple Heart medal to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Merrill, India, 1942Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dorn (Silver Star), Colonel Robert P. Williams (Purple Heart), and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Merrill (Purple Heart) having just been awarded medals, India, mid-1942Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dorn, Colonel Robert P. Williams, and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Merrill receiving medals, India, mid-1942Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding medals, India, mid-1942
Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding the Purple Heart medal to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Merrill, India, 1942Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dorn (Silver Star), Colonel Robert P. Williams (Purple Heart), and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Merrill (Purple Heart) having just been awarded medals, India, mid-1942Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dorn, Colonel Robert P. Williams, and Lieutenant Colonel Frank Merrill receiving medals, India, mid-1942Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding medals, India, mid-1942
Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding medals, India, mid-1942Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding the Purple Heart medal to Colonel Robert P. Williams, India, 1942Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding the Purple Heart medal to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Merrill, India, 1942Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding the Silver Star medal to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dorn, India, 1942
Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding medals, India, mid-1942Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding the Purple Heart medal to Colonel Robert P. Williams, India, 1942Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding the Purple Heart medal to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Merrill, India, 1942Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell awarding the Silver Star medal to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dorn, India, 1942
Joseph Stilwell and Frank Merrill in Burma, circa 1944Frank Merrill with two Kachin scouts, Naubum, Burma, circa 30 Apr 1944Technical Sergeant Herbert Miyasaki, Brigadier General Frank Merrill, and Technical Sergeant Akiji Yoshimura, Burma, 1 May 1944Brigadier General Frank Merrill, Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell, and Major Louis Williams at Naubumy, Burma, 4 May 1944
Joseph Stilwell and Frank Merrill in Burma, circa 1944Frank Merrill with two Kachin scouts, Naubum, Burma, circa 30 Apr 1944Technical Sergeant Herbert Miyasaki, Brigadier General Frank Merrill, and Technical Sergeant Akiji Yoshimura, Burma, 1 May 1944Brigadier General Frank Merrill, Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell, and Major Louis Williams at Naubumy, Burma, 4 May 1944
Frank Merrill and Joseph Stilwell, Naubumy, Burma, 4 May 1944Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell and Brigadier General Frank Merrill, Naubumy, Burma, 5 May 1944Lieutenant General Stilwell accepted Japanese surrender at US Tenth Army Headquarters, Okinawa, 7 Sep 1945. Note Japanese commander Lt General Toshiro Nomi at left in pith helmet.
Frank Merrill and Joseph Stilwell, Naubumy, Burma, 4 May 1944Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell and Brigadier General Frank Merrill, Naubumy, Burma, 5 May 1944Lieutenant General Stilwell accepted Japanese surrender at US Tenth Army Headquarters, Okinawa, 7 Sep 1945. Note Japanese commander Lt General Toshiro Nomi at left in pith helmet.
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