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SGT. MORRIS (EDDIE) PRYOR |
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KILLED IN ACTION WHILE ON BOMBING MISSION JULY 14TH |
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Mr. and Mrs. Carson Pryor, Buckley Street, St. Francois, were notified this week that their son, Sergt. Morris (Eddie) Pryor, was killed in action while on a bombing mission over France on July 14th. The parents had been previously notified that he was missing in action. |
| Eddie was 19 years of age. He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks on June 6, 1942. He received his training in Utah and Spokane, Wash., and was sent over-seas on June first of this year. He was a tail gunner on a Flying Fortress, and had received an air medal for bravery in action. Published by the LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Fri. Dec. 3, 1943. |
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