J. R. Morris

Korean War
RankAirman Apprentice U.S. Navy
Date of DeathNovember 27 1951
National Defense Service Medal
Airman Apprentice Morris was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Airman Apprentice Morris was a crew member of a PBM-5 Mariner patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 731, based at San Diego, California. On November 27, 1951, while on a training flight, the aircraft spun in seven miles off San Diego coast, killing 11 crewmen.