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Dallas Morris [1]

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

Awards: 
Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Kelly Field, TX - 8/30/1940, Promoted to Captain in July, 1942
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
Date of Birth: 
8/26/1914
Birthplace: 
Charlotte, NC
Military Branch: 
Army Air Corps Enlisted: 12-27-1939
Education Details: 
Central High School, Charlotte, Wake Forest University
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

First Name: 
Dallas
KIA / MIA Place: 
Nashville, GA
KIA Date: 
9/1/1942
Last Name: 
Morris
Middle Name: 
Lester
Military Details: 
Kelly Field, TX, Moody Field, Valdosta, GA
Military Rank: 
Capt.
Source: 

Newsprint

Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/dallas-morris

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/dallas-morris [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/veteran-records