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Personal info

Full name
ALLEN, Morris Ostrander
Date of birth
27 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado
Hometown
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas

Military service

Service number
18185022
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Tank Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 25 32

Immediate family

Members
Robert J. Allen (father)
Marguerite G. (Trawbridge) Allen (mother)
Robert T. Allen (brother)
Richard J. Allen (brother)
Stephen D. Allen (brother)

More information

Pfc Morris O. Allen graduated from Lubbock High School in 1941. He attended college for two years.

He joined the Army in Lubbock, Texas on 15 December 1942. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program and was sent to Ohio State University.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Key & Soar Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, http://14thad.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Lubbock High School 1941