World War II Honoree

Ollie Leo Morris

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Sumrall, Mississippi

Honored By

Howard Morris

Relationship

Brother

FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, SERGEANT OLLIE LEO MORRIS SERVED AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER AND TAIL GUNNER FOR THE U.S. 567 ARMY AIR FORCE BOMB SQUADRON. HE SERVED ON A B-24 BOMBER NAMED 'POT LUCK' FOR 23 SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS. MORRIS WAS ON HIS 24TH MISSION WHEN HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1944, IN KOBLENZ, GERMANY. HE WAS 22 YEARS OF AGE. HE WAS INITIALLY BURIED IN THE SMALL TOWN OF MUHLBERG, GERMANY, UNTIL HIS REMAINS WERE BROUGHT TO REST NEAR HIS HOMETOWN OF SUMRALL, MISSISSIPPI. FOR HIS SERVICE, MORRIS WAS AWARDED THE FOLLOWING: THE PURPLE HEART, AN AIR MEDAL & NUMERAL 2, A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, A EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND BRONZE STAR ATTACHMENT, A WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND AN HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON WWII.