Name:
Joseph Philip Morris
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
866012
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Joseph Philip Morris was born on February 19, 1924, in Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota. He was the son of William Henry Morris and Anna Frances Flanagan Morris.
He served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.