World War II Honoree

Morris A. Clyde

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Seattle, Washington

Honored By

Ms. Eileen Anderson

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED FROM 1942-1944. BASIC TRAINING IN ABERDEEN, MARYLAND. CADRE TRAINER, SOUTH CAROLINA. AIRCRAFT ARMORER-ARTICIFER, MIAMI, FLORIDA. AIR TO AIR GUNNERY, YUMA, ARIZONA. INFANTRY, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA. EMBARKATION CAMP, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. TO EUROPE WITH THE 3RD ARMY, 4TH ARMORED DIVISION, 53RD ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, C COMPANY. SERVED WITH GENERAL PATTON AT LE HAVRE, FRANCE, BASTOGNE, BELGIUM, GERMANY. PRESENT DURING LIBERATION OF BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP, GERMANY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA WHERE HE MET THE RUSSIANS AT THE WAR'S END.