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Personal info

Full name
MORTON, Joseph Arthur Jr
Date of birth
21 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Knox County, Ohio
Hometown
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35414955
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
Büsbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 15 12

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Morton (father)
Beulah C. (Doelfs) Morton (mother)
Roger D. Morton (brother)

More information

Pvt Joseph A. Morton Jr. was attending Ohio State University when he entered the service in September 1942.

Joseph is on the far right in the family photo.

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 - Goroke, www.ancestry-com - North High School 1939 / damanda56