World War II Honoree

Hoyt C. Morris

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

McLain, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 60TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 9TH INFANTRY 'THE VARSITY' DIVISION. HIS UNIT FOUGHT IN THE ROER AND URFT RIVER DAM OFFENSIVE IN FEBRUARY, 1945 AND REACHED THE ROER RIVER'S BANKS. IT THEN OPERATED IN THE HUERTGEN FOREST SECTOR. IN MARCH, 1945, IT ATTACKED TOWARD THE RHINE RIVER, REACHED THE REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD, AND DEFENDED THERE. NEXT, CROSSED THE RHINE AND WIED RIVERS AND REACHED THE LAHN RIVER. MOVED TO BLOCK GERMAN ESCAPE FROM THE RUHR POCKET AND ATTACKED TO CLEAR THE EASTERN PART OF THE HARZ MOUNTAINS IN APRIL, 1945. HIS REGIMENT WAS OPERATING ALONG THE MULDE RIVER NEAR DESSAU, GERMANY WHEN HOSTILITIES ENDED ON MAY 7, 1945. 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. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.