World War II Honoree

Leonard P. Morris

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Medford, Oregon

Honored By

Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Maxfield, U.S. Army

Relationship

Grandson

LANDED IN ITALY AND FOUGHT HIS WAY ACROSS EUROPE. MOST NOTABLE ENGAGEMENT WAS WHEN HE AND HIS BATTLE BUDDY BECAME SEPARATED FROM THEIR UNIT AND RAN ACROSS A SQUAD OF GERMAN SOLDIERS HIDING IN A RAILROAD TUNNEL. THROUGH GUILE AND DECEPTION THEY CONVINCED THE GERMANS THEY WERE SURROUNDED BY A SUPERIOR FORCE, AND CONVINCED THEM TO SURRENDER. HIS AWARDS INCLUDE THE WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE PURPLE HEART AND THE BRONZE STAR.