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Personal info

Full name
MORGAN, Earl
Date of birth
9 September 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Westfield, Union County, New Jersey
Hometown
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
42006331
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
784th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Golkrath and Kleingladbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 15 18

Immediate family

Members
William Morgan (father)
Mathilda Morgan (mother)
William Morgan (brother)
Frederick Morgan ( brother)
Georgina Morgan (sister)
Robert Morgan (brother)
Daniel Morgan (brother)

More information

Cpl Earl Morgan attended Plainfield High School.

He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 27 July 1943.

Two of his brothers, Daniel and Frederick, also served in Europe.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record - www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. World War II Draft Cards, - http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 784th TB, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-News

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-News