AM2/C George Robert Morris
Born: 14 January 1918 – Berkeley, Illinois
Parents: Herbert Morris & Bessie Falls-Morris
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother
Home:
– 5908 Bur Oak Avenue, Berkeley, Illinois
Education:
– Sunnyside School, Berkley
– Longfellow, School, Berkley
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1943
– left after junior year
Employment: Robert Gordon Incorporated – Chicago, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 16 October 1940
Contact Person: Bessie May Morris – mother
Enlisted:
– U.S. Navy
– 31 December 1941
Serial Number: Unknown
Training:
– Newport, Rhode Island
– Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida
Rank: Aviation Metalsmith Second Class
Died:
– 19 June 1943
– dive bomber crash – Melbourne, Florida
– all members of the crew were killed
Buried:
– 26 June 1943
Note: In October 1946, Fifty-fifth Avenue, in Berkley, was renamed Morris Avenue in honor of George Morris.
Memorial:
– Waldheim Cemetery – Forest Park, Illinois
– Section: J Lot: 111
– cemetery merged with Forest Home Cemetery in 1969
