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SP/4 John Henry Morris, Jr.
C Company, 720th MP Battalion
89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade
Line Of Duty Casualty ~ 9 July 1971~ Vietnam

 

Photo Courtest of SP/4 Frank C. San Nicholas


They Say,
our deaths are not ours,
they are yours,
they will mean what
you make of them.

They say,
we leave you our deaths,
give them some
meaning.

Archibald MacLeish
poet and WWI
veteran.

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     SP/4 John H. Morris, Jr. died as the result of a vehicle crash in Lam Dong Provence during their return from the Bao Loc convoy escort. The disabled Armored Personnel Carrier was being transported downhill on a lowboy when it lost control.  The crew was thrown from the APC and it rolled over on SP/4 Morris who was the rear gunner.

The Vietnam Wall Memorial - Washington, DC, Panel 03W - Row 104

Courtesy of SP/4 Charles "David" Spruell, C Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, March 1971-January 1972.

        On 23 July 1971 SP/4 Morris was burried at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, 2900 Sheridan Road, St. Louis, MO,  Section I – Grave # 1689
 Courtesy of SP/4 Charles "David" Spruell, C Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, March 1971-January 1972.

--- General / Personal ---
Last name: MORRIS
First name: JOHN HENRY JR
Home of Record (official): ST LOUIS
State (official): MO
Date of Birth: Monday, August 9, 1948
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Married

--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 498524367

Component: Regular
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 95B20
Major Organization: USARV

 

--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Thursday, June 18, 1970
Date of Casualty: Friday, July 9, 1971
Age at time of loss: 22
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, died of other causes
Reason: Vehicle loss, crash (Ground casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Lam Dong
The Wall: Panel 03W - Row 104

 

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