Biographical Information

Name:

Walter Morris

Date of Birth:

1921

Place of Birth:

Waynesboro, GA

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

FL

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1946

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

555 Parachute Infantry Battalion

Location of Service:

Fort Benning, Georgia; Camp MacKall and Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California

Highest Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Service History Note:

Morris was the first African-American assigned to the 555 Parachute Company (the first all-black parachute infantry test platoon, company, and battalion).

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of audio recording

Computer File: CD [1 item]

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [3 items] --Photographs

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Judith J. Kent 

Donor:

Judith J. Kent

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Flagler County Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/2946

Subjects:

Morris, Walter
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Walter Morris Collection (AFC/2001/001/2946), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress