Remains of Alabama soldier killed in German forest during World War II identified
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January 30, 2022 Leada Gore - Alabama Media Group, Birmingham
The remains of an Alabama soldier killed in a German forest in World War II are headed back to the state for burial after being identified.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Army Pfc. Bill Morrison, 29, of Birmingham, was officially accounted for July 9, 2021. In November 1944, Morrison was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in battle with German forces in the Raffelsbrand sector of the Hürtgen Forest in Germany, when he was reported killed in action on Nov. 8, 1944. His body was not able to be recovered.
Subsequent investigations of the area were unsuccessful and Morrison was declared non-recoverable in December 1951.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/01/remains-of-alabama-soldier-killed-in-german-forest-during-world-war-ii-identified/
