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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

William Stevens Morriss

Hometown

Salado, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 25 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 4 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN WHEN HIS CESSNA CRANE MK 1 (RCAF 7681) CRASHED AND BURNED NEAR BLAINE LAKE, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA ON AUGUST 30, 1941. BURIED AT SALADO CEMETERY, SALADO, TEXAS.