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|name= William David Morgan |birth_date= {{Birth date|1947|9|17}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1969|2|25|1947|9|17}} |birth_place= Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |death_place= Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= WILLIAM D. MORGAN.jpg |medal= Moh right.gif |medal_alt= A light blue neck ribbon with a gold star shaped medallion hanging from it. The ribbon is similar in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in the center of the ribbon. |caption= William D. Morgan,Medal of Honor recipient |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Marine Corps |serviceyears= 1966-1969 |rank= Corporal |commands= |unit= 2nd Battalion 9th Marines |battles= Vietnam War{{KIA}} |awards= Medal of Honor Purple Heart |laterwork= }} William David Morgan (September 17, 1947–February 25, 1969) was a United States Marine Corporal who posthumously received the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest military decoration — for heroic actions during the Vietnam War. Corporal Morgan was killed in action on February 25, 1969. BiographyWilliam David Morgan was born on September 17, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The youngest son of Welsh immigrant John Samuel Morgan and Helen Morgan. He attended Mt. Lebanon High School in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania graduating in 1966. He then attended Hiram Scott College, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, for six months. Morgan enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in Pittsburgh on November 18, 1966. He was discharged from the Reserves on January 4, 1967 to enlist in the Regular Marine Corps. Upon completion of recruit training with the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina in March 1967, he was transferred to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he completed individual combat training with Company D, 1st Infantry Battalion, 1st Infantry Training Regiment, in April. From May until June 1967, he was a student at the Sea School, Marine Barracks, U. S. Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia. He was promoted to private first class on June 1, 1967, and to Lance Corporal on February 1, 1968. Lance Corporal Morgan served a one-year tour of sea duty with the Marine Detachment aboard the {{USS|Newport News|CA-148}}. In July 1968, he was transferred to the Republic of Vietnam. He served as a rifleman, fire team leader, and squad leader, with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. He was promoted to Corporal on September 1, 1968. While participating in Operation Dewey Canyon, southeast of Vandegrift Combat Base on February 25, 1969, he was killed in action.[1] DecorationsA complete list of his medals and decorations includes: the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Medal of Honor citationThe President of the United States in the name of the Congress of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to United States Marine Corps for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
/S/ RICHARD M. NIXON
In memoryThe name of William David Morgan is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("The Wall") on Panel 31W Line 054[2] There is a small memorial to him at Mount Lebanon High School. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Marine Corps}}
References
1. ^{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Charles|title=U.S. Marines in Vietnam: High Mobility and Standdown 1969|publisher=History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps|url=https://archive.org/details/HighMobilityAndStanddown|year=1988|isbn=978-1494287627|page=368}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.virtualwall.org/dm/MorganWD01a.htm|title=William Morgan, CPL, Marine Corps|publisher=The Virtual Wall|accessdate=2006-07-02}}
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