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| | SUVCW--Commander-in-Chief Frank P. Merrill |
 | | On August 6, 1883, Frank P. Merrill of Auburn, Maine, was elected the second Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Veterans, U.S.A., at the Second National Encampment held in Columbus, Ohio. |
 | | Frank Pierce Merrill was born on November 18, 1852, in Buckfield, Maine, to Thomas and Jane (Fields) Merrill. |
 | | Thomas Merrill was mustered into the volunteer service on November 1, 1861, and served in Berdan’s 2nd Regt., U.S. Sharpshooters, Co. D, as well as the 17th Maine Infantry, Co. E, and 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Co. E. |
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