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MORGAN, Richard White - Date of
birth
20 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36680156 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
808th Field Artillery Battalion
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
Paris, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph H. Morgan (father)
Alice E. (MacPherson) Morgan (mother)
Mac P. Morgan (brother)
More information
T/5 Richard W. Morgan enlisted in August 1943.He was fatally injured while driving a vehicle which became involved in an accident and died the same day in a hospital.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Misc Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Coleman, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Courier 22 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - ssingle