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Personal info

Full name
MORRIS, Robert Jr
Date of birth
19 December 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33951111
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
274th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 February 1945
Place of death
Spicheren, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 24 39

Immediate family

Members
Robert Morris (father)
Ethel Morris (mother)
Ruth E. Morris (sister)
Richard Morris (brother)
Ethel Morris (sister)
Mary Morris (sister)
Jane H. Morris (wife)
Robert N. Morris (son)
Richard S. Morris (son)

More information

Pvt Robert Morris Jr. enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 28 June 1944.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a stock clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1920/1940 Census, http://www.trailblazersww2.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Debbie Schnitter (granddaughter)