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ROBERT J. MORRIS
Home Of Record:
COLLINGSWOOD
County:
Camden
Status:
Killed In Action
Rank:
SP4
Branch Of Service:
Army
Country Of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
January 02, 1969
Date of Birth:
December 19, 1947
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ROBERT JOHN MORRIS
SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
199th Light Infantry Brigade
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on May 13, 1968
Casualty was on Jan 2, 1969
In GIA DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Panel 35W - Line 21
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Robert J. Morris was born on December 19, 1947,
to James and Alice Morris. His home of record is Collingswood, NJ. He lived
with his parents and sister, Mary. A 1965 graduate of Collingswood High
School, he was in the Varsity Club and played varsity football and ran
track. Robert also played centerfield, both in All Star Little League
Baseball and the Babe Ruth League. He also enjoyed fishing. In 1967, he
married Dale Beauchemin.
Robert entered the US Army in November 1967, where he attained the rank of
Specialist 4 (SP4). He served with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry,
199th Light Brigade.
Morris was killed in action on January 2, 1969. He volunteered to take the
place of another soldier and go out on patrol despite having been out the
evening before. They were south of Saigon when they were caught by a land
mine. He was buried in Beverly National Cemetery.
While Robert was in Vietnam, Dale gave birth to their daughter, Julie.
Robert died, never seeing his baby daughter.
He was awarded the Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart,
National Defense Medal and Republic of Vietnam Medal.
Written by Mary Yetman, Sister
July 27, 2005
 Robert
is the father of our Granddaughter, Julie C. Morris. During Robert's
service in Viet Nam, Julie was born. |
Posted by: Alice & Jim
Morris
Email:
Relationship: He is our son. |
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Classmates Colls High Class of 1965
Classmates/Collingswood High School
In Fond Remembrance Of One Of Our Own
In fond remembrance at our 40th Class Reunion with heartfelt thanks ~
Collingswood High School, Class of 1965. Gone, but never to be forgotten.
November 12, 2005
Saturday, November 12, 2005
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