Paul D. Morgan

Sergeant Paul D Morgan grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Eddy

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Sergeant
    Branch of Service:
    Marines
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Engagements/Battles:
    Battle of Iwo Jima
    Engagement:
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Biography:

Paul D Morgan was born in Kenmare, Eddy County, North Dakota on September 17, 1917, to Clyde G and Lydia Lucille Cunningham Fujiwara Morgan. He entered the United States Marine Corps in Seattle, Washington on September 17, 1935, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Sergeant Morgan was killed in action on March 7, 1945, in Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shicho, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. He is buried in Grave 7, Section D, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Sergeant Morgan received the Purple Heart. 

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave