Merriel
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Merriel "Snafu" Shelton was a United States Marine Corps corporal and World War II veteran whose experiences inspired a key character in the HBO miniseries "The Pacific."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merriel canonical | 3 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps veteran
ⓘ
World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Shelton ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war memoir source material ⓘ |
| givenName | Merriel self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | veteran ⓘ |
| hasRole | Marine Corps infantryman ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacter |
Merriel "Snafu" Shelton in The Pacific
ⓘ
surface form:
Snafu Shelton (The Pacific)
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryRank | corporal ⓘ |
| nickname | Snafu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a United States Marine Corps corporal in World War II
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having his wartime experiences used as inspiration for a character in the HBO miniseries "The Pacific" ⓘ |
| notableWork | real-life experiences depicted in "The Pacific" ⓘ |
| occupation |
U.S. Marine Corps personnel
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Marine Corps during World War II ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical accounts related to "The Pacific"
ⓘ
interviews about World War II experiences ⓘ |
| workAdaptedIn |
The Pacific (miniseries)
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surface form:
HBO miniseries "The Pacific"
The Pacific ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.