COMMANDER // 1908–1938
Robert H. Merriman
Lifespan
1908 – 1938
Active service 1937–1938 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 29.
Profile
Robert Hale Merriman was an American doctoral student who fought with the Republican forces in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. He was killed while commanding the Abraham Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigades.
Battles (2)
1937
Battle of JaramaSpanish Civil War · Spanish Republic
1938
Aragon OffensiveSpanish Civil War · Spanish Republic