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Personal info

Full name
MORRISON, Henry Alvin
Date of birth
20 December 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Maryland
Hometown
Dundalk, Baltimore County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33846724
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Messerich-Obersteden, south of Bitburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 5 20

Immediate family

Members
Harry H. Morrison (father)
Marie A. (Duolony) Morrison (mother)
James M. Morrison (brother)
Doris F. Morrison (sister)
Elva L. Morrison (sister)
Namoy A. Morrison (sister)
Florence Morrison (wife)

More information

Pvt Henry A. Morrison enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 20 March 1944.

He attended 2 years of high school and was a clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / Hale Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery