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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard Roberts Morrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Timpson, Texas

Honored By

Tom McClellan & G. H. King

Relationship

Nephew & Friend

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Activity During WWII

AFTER SERVING AS AN OFFICER IN WWI, HE WAS DETACHED FROM THE 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION OF TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD AFTER IT WAS MOBILIZED AND REORGANIZED AT THE BEGINNING OF WWII. HE WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN MAY, 1942 AND LATER TO FULL COLONEL. RECEIVED THE FIRST GROUP OF WWII PRISONERS AS COMMANDANT OF CAMP CLARK IN MISSOURI.