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Personal info

Full name
MORGAN, Arthur
Date of birth
19 February 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
Leslie County, Kentucky
Hometown
Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
6984243
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Speicher, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 15

Immediate family

Members
Bradley Morgan (father)
Lillie (Bailey) Morgan (mother)
Zola Morgan (sister)
Geoffrey Morgan (brother)
Vance Morgan (brother)
Charles Morgan (brother)

More information

Pfc Arthur Morgan was a commerical artist before he joined the Regular Army on 25 November 1939.

His brother, T/5 Vance Morgan, is buried next to him.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966, http://76thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten