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MORTON, Odison Jefferson - Date of
birth
25 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Rhodhiss, Caldwell County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34921200 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 December 1944 - Place of
death
Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 14 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
George G. Morton (father)
Jessie E. (McCarter) Morton (wife)
Clara M. Morton (half-sister)
Ida A. Morton (half-sister)
George G. Morton Jr. (brother)
Mary L. Morton (sister)
Ray H. Morton (brother)
Lester M. Morton (brother)
Georgia Morton (wife)
JoAnn Morton (daughter)
Otis J. Morton (son)
More information
Odison J. Morton enlisted on 17 December 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, McCama Martin