Korean War
| Service # | 19340024 |
|---|---|
| Unit | E CO 19 INF 24 DIV |
| Rank | Sergeant U.S. Army |
| Date of Death | October 8 1950 |
| Status | Missing In Action |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant Morris was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, 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
Sergeant Morris was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. On July 31, 1950, he was taken Prisoner of War during the withdrawal from Chinju, South Korea. Later it was determined he had been killed by a guard on October 8, 1950, during the "Tiger Death March" of prisoners from Seoul to Pyongyang near Sanwon, North Korea.