David Henry Morris

Korean War
Service #AO-842274
Unit9 FTR BOMB SQ 49 FTR BOMB WING
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathMarch 10 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Morris was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Morris was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 9th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing. On March 10, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire as it approached its target, exploded in mid-air and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.