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Personal info

Full name
MORSE, James Elting
Date of birth
18 December 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York

Military service

Service number
32340292
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Harz mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 3 18

Immediate family

Members
Simeon Morse (father)
Carrie L. (Krom) Morse (mother)
Iona A. Morse (sister)
Adela Morse (sister)
Frederick Morse (brother)
Alice L. Morse (sister)

More information

Pvt James E. Morse enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York on 20 May 1942.
He was a farmer before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Family Trees, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Laura Phillips