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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private First Class

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    179th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    45th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War

    Headquarters, 45th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 181 (1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Private First Class Burtis Lewis Morris, Jr. (ASN: US-55154575), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company L, 3d Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division in Korea.