World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy Franklin Morris
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wise County, Virginia
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AT CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA ON APRIL 3, 1943. SAILED FROM THE NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON JUNE 3, 1944 AND ARRIVED IN SCOTLAND ON JUNE 11, 1944. SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. WOUNDED IN ACTION AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. ALSO AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'GERMANY' CLASP. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED.