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Personal info

Full name
MORRIS, Michael
Date of birth
11 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio
Hometown
Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33615086
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
Near Perl, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 6 79

Immediate family

Members
Alex Morris (father)
Mary (Lukachick) Morris (mother)
John J. Morris (brother)
Nina Morris (sister)
Mary Morris (sister)
Ann Moris (sister)
Catherine Morris (sister)
Ethel Morris (sister)
Eleanore Morr (sister)

More information

Pfc Michael Morris attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 21 January 1944.

His father's original name was Alexander Morykot and he immigrated from Austria in 1910.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com – Wilkes Barre Times Leader Pennsylvania - 4 June 1945