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Walter Morris Collection

Biographical Information

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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).

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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
 
 

 

 

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