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CPL MELVIN HAMPTON MORGAN
21ST INFANTRY REGIMENT
L CO 3 BN
24TH INFANTRY DIVISION
ARMY
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE CAPTURED (POW)
REMAINS NOT RECOVERED
DATE OF LOSS: JULY 11, 1950
SERVICE NUMBER: RA14261058
BORN: OCTOBER 1, 1930
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
STANFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
STANLY COUNTY
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: CHOCHIWON
Comments: Corporal Morgan was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 11, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died of starvation while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 6, 1950. His remains were not recovered. Reported DOD last known home of record - Stanfield, North Carolina.
FINAL DISPOSITION DATE: DECEMBER 6, 1950
KOREAN WAR PROJECT KEY NO: 21040