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Scott Morris, son of Mrs. Floyd Morris, 1706 Fall avenue, has been promoted to the rank of corporal with a technician's rating at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. Another son, Floyd Morris, is a sergeant in the armored force school at Fort Knox, Kentucky. A third son, Kenneth Morris, a corporal in the air corps, was reported missing in action in the Philippine area following the fall of Corregidor.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, August 27, 1942
Lt. Floyd C. Morris Given Flying Cross
Lt. Floyd C. Morris, whose wife, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd F. Morris, resides at 1506 Glendale Boulevard, has been awarded the distinguished flying cross for extraordinary achievement as a pilot of B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment aircraft.
On several missions, his skill as a pilot has been responsible for the return of a partially crippled plane to friendly territory and for the safety of his crew. On one occasion, his formation was attacked by German fighters near Hanover. Explosive shells from the enemy planes destroyed five B-24’s and damaged Lt. Morris plane. In spite of a runaway propeller and other damage, he managed to stay in the formation and return to England without further damage or injury to his crew.
Lt. Morris, who attended East High School and was employed as mechanic by Olson’s garage before joining the army in 1939, also was awarded the air medal with four oak leaf clusters.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, March 21, 1945
Floyd Corwin Morris was born Dec. 15, 1921 to Floyd F. and Myrtle Ratiken Morris. He died Oct. 2, 1993 and is buried in Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, TN.
Maj. Morris served with the U.S. Air Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
