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Personal info

Full name
PORTER, Morgan Rex
Date of birth
30 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hometown
Ephrata, Grant County, Washington

Military service

Service number
11998971
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
Hünningen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 16 60

Immediate family

Members
Elmo R. Porter (father)
Adelaide Porter (mother)
Mona Porter (sister)
William Porter (brother)
Mary Porter (sister)

More information

Cpl Morgan R. Porter volunteered for the US Army on 1 June 1942.
He attended college for 2 years and was an actor before he joined the army.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

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