There are three Medals awarded for actions on this day, all during World War II. One was posthumous.World War II. The battle for Nueremberg (and for his actions, Private Merrell will have the former SS Barracks in Nueremberg named for him), and the flight from Shangri-La, the Doolittle Raid.DALY, MICHAEL J. Rank and organization: Captain (then Lieutenant), U.S. Army, Company A, 15th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Nuremberg, Germany, 18 April 1945. Entered service at: Southport, Conn. Born: 15 September 1924, New York, N.Y. G.O. No.: 77, 10 September 1945. Citation: Early in the morning of 18 April...
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