Dearborn Leon Morse1

M, #40399, b. Mar 31, 1918, d. Feb 8, 1945
Pedigree
Father*Dearborn H. Morse1 b. Feb 1, 1899, d. Oct 19, 1929
Mother*Natilla Rose Smith1 b. Apr 24, 1897, d. Jun 29, 1969

Chronological Events

Birth*Mar 31, 1918 Dearborn Leon Morse was born on Mar 31, 1918 at Brighton, Essex County, Vermont, United States.1 
 He was the son of Dearborn H. Morse and Natilla Rose Smith.1 
Death*Feb 8, 1945 Dearborn Leon Morse died on Feb 8, 1945, at age 26 at Italy, during WWII, in the European Theater. He received injuries in combat, on or about 04 Oct 1944, in Northern Italy (wounded in the spine by a shrapnel blast while rescuing a wounded officer). It is believed that Morse died from his wounds a month or two later.2 
Burial*Feb 11, 1945 He was buried on Feb 11, 1945 at Unknown Cemetery, Italy, Find A Grave Memorial# 122427669.3 
ReinterrerdMay 11, 1946 He was reinterrerd on May 11, 1946 at Lakeside Cemetery (AKA New Protestant Cemetery), Brighton, Essex County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 122427669.4 

Military*

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who was killed in combat in World War 2 in the European Theatre.

 

Citations

  1. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.