Biographical Information

Name:

Earl Harvey Morris

Date of Birth:

1908

Place of Birth:

Wiota, WI

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Walke (DD 723)

Location of Service:

Normandy Beach, France; Mindoro and Lingayen Gulf (Philippines); Tokyo Bay, Japan; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Highest Rank:

Quartermaster First Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran was present at Normandy Beach (6/5/1944), Ormoc Landing (12/7/1944), Mindoro, Philippines (12/15/1944), Lingayen Gulf (1/6/1945, wounded here), Okinawa (5/1945-7/1945), and Tokyo Bay (9/15/1945).

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Correspondence [1item]

Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1item]

Photograph: Original photographic print [3items]

Donor:

Lona Jupiter

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/2533

Subjects:

Morris, Earl
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Earl Morris Collection (AFC/2001/001/2533), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress