WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell Jr. Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Southeast corner of Morrison Avenue and Oakland Avenue
Honoree: Joseph F. Merrell, Jr. (1926-1945 was the only Staten Islander to win the Medal of Honor during World War II. On April 18, 1945, his unit was pinned down by enemy fire from rifles, machine pistols, and two heavy machineguns. Entirely on his own initiative, Pvt. Merrell ran hundreds of yards through concentrated fire, killing 23 Germans who were astride his path to the weapons that would have decimated his unit had he not assumed the burden of the assault.
LL:2004/63