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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Elmer R. Morris, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

King George, Virginia

Honored By

Paula Lucy Delosh

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

PHARMACIST'S MATE 2/C. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC; 1943-1945. A JAPANESE KAMIKAZE CRASHED INTO U.S. DESTROYER IN MAY 1945, USS BRAINE (DD-630), NEAR OKINAWA. HE DASHED TOWARD THE FLAMES CARRYING TOURNIQUETS AND A LOT OF MORPHINE. AS HE RACED TO HELP THE WOUNDED, ANOTHER KAMIKAZE PLANE HIT THE VESSEL. THE ATTACKS SEPARATED THE SHIP INTO THREE SECTIONS, KILLING 67 AND WOUNDING 87 MEMBERS OF THE SHIP'S 300-MAN CREW. THE FIRES WEREN'T EXTINGUISHED UNTIL FIVE HOURS AFTERWARD. AWARDED PURPLE HEART MEDAL, AND NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL WITH COMBAT V. DISCHARGED IN NOVEMBER 1945.