Personal
During World War II, Mercer served in the United States Navy from 1943-1946 aboard the USS Rixie and USS LCI(G)–439 (Landing Craft Infantry – Gunboat) as a Signalman. Mercer attend college after the war and earned a Bachelors degree from the University of Denver in 1949 and a masters degree from North Texas State University in 1966.
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