Rainbows in My Pocket: The Life and Times of a Former Kid in Small Town America

Following his service in the Navy during Wwii, Merrill returned home to Albany, Oregon, where he and his wife Norma started their family. After turning down an offer to play baseball at Oregon State University he went into the advertising agency business with his brother Frank. Then in 1953, he accepted a position in the advertising and marketing department of Pacific Power and Light in Portland, Oregon. A few years later, he opened his own ad agency in Portland, which was short-lived when he was offered a dream job as advertising and marketing director for the Elmer's Restaurant chain headquartered in Portland. Twelve years later, he retired after the chain was sold and devoted his efforts in writing and producing more than a dozen national award-winning documentaries pertaining to little-known or purposely forgotten stories from Wwii. Meanwhile, he has published two books titled Tales from Wwii You Probably Never Heard Before and Invisible Are the Brave.

Biographies & Memoirs

Merrill, Zed

Historical

Trafford

Following his service in the Navy during WWII, Merrill returned home to Albany, Oregon, where he and his wife Norma started their family. After turning down an offer to play baseball at Oregon State University he went into the advertising agency business with his brother Frank. Then in 1953, he accepted a position in the advertising and marketing department of Pacific Power and Light in Portland, Oregon. A few years later, he opened his own ad agency in Portland, which was short-lived when he was offered a dream job as advertising and marketing director for the Elmer's Restaurant chain headquartered in Portland. Twelve years later, he retired after the chain was sold and devoted his efforts in writing and producing more than a dozen national award-winning documentaries pertaining to little-known or purposely forgotten stories from WWII. Meanwhile, he has published two books titled Tales from WWII You Probably Never Heard Before and Invisible Are the Brave. For more information about the author visit his website zedmerrill.com.

Trafford Pub

Tales from WWII You Probably Never Heard Before is a rare collection of short war stories collected during research for Mr. Merrill's award winning video documentaries. The stories are quite unusual and in some cases, almost too incredible to believe. Some of the stoires were discovered hiding just beneath the surface of recorded incidents, while others came from the memories of ordinary people who experienced remarkable and often bizarre incidents that only those war years could provoke. Like the ship that vanished into thin air, the strange flight of a B-17 that occured because of a $5 bet, the soldier who was awarded one of Germany's highest medals and yet he fought for the Allies, and a U.S. Navy unit that had a staggering 710 ships sunk beneath its crews and hardly anyone knew who they were. 
Merrill's collection of short stories is a must read that will intrigue you, make you smile and perhaps bring a tear or two. It will certainly raise an eyebrow.

Tales from WWII You Probably Never Heard Before

History

Military

Classic Day Publishing

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