Timeline
Birth- Dec 8, 1911
On a ranch near Alva Wyoming
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United States of America
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Air Forces
Awards
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Service Number
O-022421
Conflict Period
World War II
State Of Residence
Wyoming
Gender
Male
Employment: Employer
US Army Air Corps
Employment: Place
Wheeler Field, Hawaii
Employment: Start Date
Nov 1, 1940
Employment: End Date
Sep 21, 1942
Employment: Position
First Lieutenant 18th Pursuit Group, 19th Pursuit Sq
Death- Aug 17, 1944
near Elbeuf, northwest of Paris France
MIA after he dove his P-47D (#42-7990) in pursuit of an enemy plane
Aug 16, 1943
Burial
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England
Other Facts
Full Name
Joseph A Morris
Father
Stephen A Morris
Mother
Mary G Morris