Morris, Tom Jefferson
First Name
Tom
Middle Name
Jefferson
Last Name
Morris
Serial Number
RA06290826
Service Branch
Army
Highest Rank
SGT
War or Action
Korean War
County
Delta
Biography

Member Company I, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Taken POW while fighting in North Korea on December 2, 1950 and died while a prisoner later that day. Remains never recovered. Awarded Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Place Of Burial
Honolulu Memorial, Courts of the Missing
Place Of Death
North Korea
Circumstances
Died Prisoner Of War
Row Number
37
Column Number
1
Panel Number
16

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