Sammy Ray Morrison

Sergeant
C CO, 1ST BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
02 May 1949 - 24 May 1970
Grover, North Carolina
Panel 10W Line 091

1 CAV DIV

7TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Sammy Ray Morrison

09 Dec 2002

REMEMBERED

by a cousin,
Sgt J. C. Morrison
jcmorrison@hotmail.com
10 Sep 2007

As a child I though he was the greatest uncle in the world. I am still as proud of the sacrifice he made today, as I was then. We still miss him.

From a nephew,
Russ Morrison
morriscr@mailbox.sc.edu

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 1st Bn, 7th Cavalry lost 6 men on 24 May 1970 - five when C Company assaulted a bunker complex and one from Bravo, shot by a sniper as the night defensive position was being resupplied. They were
  • B Company, in NDP:
    • SGT Dennie L. Carnett, Kennett, MO

  • C Company, bunker complex:
    • SSG Ronald M. Blue, Corsicana, TX
    • SSG Peter W. Gilmore, San Diego, CA
    • SGT Sammy R. Morrison, Grover, NC
    • SGT Nicholas E. Thoele, Teutopolis, IL
    • SP4 Reuben A. Less, New York, NY




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 9 Dec 2002
Last updated 08/10/2009