World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles William Morris, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hagerstown, Maryland
Honored By
Millie Bell
SERVED TWO YEARS AND SIX MONTHS, JULY 1941 TO DECEMBER 1944, IN THE 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION, I COMPANY, 141ST INFANTRY. PARTICIPATED IN SEVEN MAJOR COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS: NAPLES-FOGGIA, ANZIO, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE INVASION, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, ALSACE, CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED IN BAD TOLZ, GERMANY. AWARDED TWO BRONZE STARS, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.