Name:
Morris Zayon
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
33324178
Unit:
1332nd Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Death:
1945-07-02
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal
Comments:
Morris Zayon entered the military service in Pennsylvania. He served in the 1332nd Army Air Force Base Unit as a Private First Class and Radio Operator of an aircraft during World War II. He went missing on July 2, 1945 and was officially declared dead on July 3, 1946. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
PFC Zayon was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov