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Dallas Morris
First Name:
Dallas
Middle Name:
Lester
Last Name:
Morris
Date of Birth:
8/26/1914
Birthplace:
Charlotte, NC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in a nighttime plane crash near Nashville, GA. It was a routine training flight. His mother received a certificate for families of deceased servicemen at a ceremony at the St. Paul Presbyterian Church on 1-13-1946.
Age at Death: 28
Image Source: newsprint-unknown
Personal Details
Education Details:
Central High School, Charlotte, Wake Forest University
Biographical Notes:
played for Coastal Plains - professional baseball league
Wake Forest football, basketball and baseball teams Captain of baseball team senior year at Wake Forest Central High School athletics member, St. Paul Presbyterian Church
Family Details:
father died in 1938, Mrs. J. L. Morris - Charlotte, NC
J. C. Morris - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. D. L. Hammrick - War, WV, Mrs. I. J. Lowder - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. J. Clinton Paris - Dallas, GA, Pvt. Billy Albert Morris - Camp Grant, IL, W. J. Morris - Ft. Mill, SC
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Air Corps Enlisted: 12-27-1939
Military Rank:
Capt.
KIA Date:
9/1/1942
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Nashville, GA
Military Details:
Kelly Field, TX, Moody Field, Valdosta, GA
Awards:
Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Kelly Field, TX - 8/30/1940, Promoted to Captain in July, 1942
Source:
Newsprint