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MORGAN, Richard - Date of
birth
22 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Gloversville, Fulton County, New York -
Hometown
Mayfield, Fulton County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12079586 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Crossing of the Rur river in the direction of Broich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 16 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Cady S. Morgan (father)
Carrie E. (Sweet) Morgan (mother)
Keith Morgan (brother)
Burnice E. Morgan (sister)
Dorothy Morgan (sister)
Gladys Morgan (sister)
Janice Morgan (sister)
More information
Sgt Richard Morgan graduated from Gloversville High School and was employed at the Gloversville Knitting Company.He enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 8 May 1942 and was sent in October 1942. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and was reported wounded in action on 13 June, 1944. After recovering in a hospital in England, he rejoined his unit on 14 July 1944.
Early in October 1944 he was promoted to Sergeant.
Sgt Richard Morgan was reported wounded in action on 22 February 1945 when he stepped on a mine. He died of his wounds a day later.
His brother, Pfc Keith Morgan, is buried at Lorraine Cemetery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - Gloversville NY Leader Republican 1945 and 1962
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Gloversville NY Leader Republican 1945 and 1962