Eugene LeRoy Morris
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 510017
September 1, 1925
in Jacksonville, FL
John Henry “Jack” Morris
Augusta (Walther) Morris
Details unknown
Details unknown
February 16, 1943
at New Orleans, LA
August 26, 1943
from Camp Elliott
February 25, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 25, 1945
Killed in action
5109 Burgundy Street, New Orleans, LA – home of parents, Jack & Augusta Morris
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Eighth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Infantry Battalion, Camp Elliott, California, for advanced training on 28 July 1943.
Transferred to Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, on 26 August 1943.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
In Division Field Hospital (admitted as “sick,” exact diagnosis unknown) between July 15 – July 22, 1944. Returned to duty.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 533 (Demolitions)
Important Events:
February 25, 1944 – killed in action (shrapnel wounds, head); exact circumstances unknown
March 12, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 32, Grave 1557, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (February 25, 1944)
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