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Personal info

Full name
MORGAN, James Jr
Date of birth
5 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma
Hometown
San Bernardino County, California

Military service

Service number
39579146
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 20

Immediate family

Members
James W. Morgan (father)
Delia M. (Patterson) Morgan (mother)
Lora M. Morgan (sister)
Chalmer C. Morgan (brother)
Zora B. Morgan (sister)
Dell W. Morgan (brother)
Ellen J. (Sather) Morgan (wife)

More information

Pvt James Morgan Jr. enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 20 March 1944.

He attended high school for 2 years and worked in an aircraft factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – various family trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - cinjomar09