James A. Morgan

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Bronze Star Award indicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received under any of the following circumstances:
  Before April 25, 1962, while held as a prisoner of war in the same manner as a former prisoner of war who is wounded on or after that date while held as a prisoner of war.
Prisoner of War Medal Authorized for issue to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, was taken prisoner and held captive after April 5, 1917.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

Visitor Provided Update:
 Pvt James Morgan was the son of Floyd Morris Morgan and Grace Louis Morgan. His sister Mavis' obituary mentions that her brother James was killed in WWII. The family is on the 1930 US Census for Twin Falls County Idaho as documented on Ancestry.com. Information submitted by T. Hodges, May 3, 2014.

Website Reply:
 Searching for "James Morgan" in the National Archives WWII Army Enlistment and Reserve Corps databases returns 573 names, including five from the State of Idaho. However, none of them match the Army Serial Number for this James Morgan. For the most part, serial numbers are still a very good way to identify a specific individual, but the current National Archives database contains gaps between some series of numbers, including the 1902100 series.
 Of the thousands of Americans serving in the military with the last name of "Morgan", at least nineteen died while in Prisoner of War status. Supplying the names of his parents and sister provides the key piece of information that narrows this POW Casualty, PVT James A. Morgan, down to only one possible individual.
 It is interesting that the 1930 Census lists this family as residing in Twin Falls (or Twin Falls County) but his loss is recorded in the Ada County listing. My best guess is that either his induction physical was conducted in Boise, or that his parents may have relocated to Ada County (possibly to support the war effort?) and the next-of-kin notification was delivered to the new address.
 Thank you so much to T. Hodges for this updated information on Pvt Morgan. May 5, 2014

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
 World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
 Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
  World War II Prisoners of the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945

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