Walter Morris Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Walter Morris

State of Birth:

GA

Home State:

FL

Gender

Male

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1941-1946

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Triple Nickel)

Location of Service

Fort Benning, Georgia; Camp MacKall, North Carolina; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Pendleton Field, Oregon

Highest Rank

Second Lieutenant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran was the first African-American assigned to the 555th Parachute Company (the first all-black parachute infantry test platoon, company, and battalion).

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [3 items] -- Photograph

Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Judith Kent

Contributor:

Judith Kent

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Flagler County Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/02946

Subjects:

Morris, Walter

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Walter Morris Collection
(AFC/2001/001/02946), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress