World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Jerome Bernard Morris
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
East Alton, Illinois
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
Rank: Sergeant. Inducted into the United States Marine Corps August 26, 1940 at Chicago, Illinois, completing basic training with the Second Recruit Battalion Recruit Depot; Marine Corps Base San Diego, California. Upon his graduation from Boot Camp, he was transferred to Camp Pendleton Oceanside, California for combat training. Following infantry training, he served as a Squad Leader with Bravo Company, First Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment a subordinate unit of the Second Marine Division Location: Central Pacific Theater of Operations. His division participated in the amphibious assault against the Imperial Japanese forces in the Battle of Tarawa. The combat engagement took place on the Island of Betio Location: Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands Code Name: Operation Galvanic. Reported missing in action or buried at sea Monday, November 22, 1943 succeeding the invasion. In remembrance of the brave, his name is permanently inscribed in the tablets of the missing, memorialized at Honolulu Memorial Location: Honolulu, Hawaii. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country.