Melvin Willis Morriss

Melvin Willis Morriss[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1926 - 1945  (18 years)

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  • Name Melvin Willis Morriss  [6, 7
    Birth 23 Jun 1926  Topeka, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Mar 1945  [8
    Burial Hamm, Luxembourg Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William Floyd Morriss, Sr,   b. 19 Dec 1897, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1988, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  (Father) 
    Myrtle Leona Morgan,   b. 1884, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1949  (Age 65 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I3133  1564 GOUGH/GOFF (GB-OXF/US-MA-BRI/US-VA-BHM) R-FTB51877
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2023 

    Father William Floyd Morriss, Sr,   b. 19 Dec 1897, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1988, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Leatha Mae Goff,   b. 6 Oct 1903, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1983 (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F1299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily J 
    Family ID F1306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 May 2024 

  • Sources 
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    2. [S118] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 12586; Reel: 24.

    3. [S149] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112.

    4. [S391] U.S., Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945.

    5. [S32] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current.

    6. [S58] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01261; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 89-62C.

    7. [S72] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kansas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 272.

    8. [S321] U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records.