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MORRIS, Martie C - Date of
birth
18 December 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35642657 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 November 1944 - Place of
death
Morhange, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 16 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. Morris (brother)
More information
Pfc Martie C. Morris was a atruck driver at the Tri-State Junk Company before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 3 December 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
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 / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division
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