Beryl Morgan
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterpirse page 1 - December 29, 1943
Beryl Morgan Awarded Purple Heart After Death
Mrs. Caroline Morgan received word last week that the Purple Heart was being awarded posthumously to her son, Beryl, who died of wounds received in battle last September. A few weeks ago Mrs. Morgan was notified by the war department that her son had died on September 25 of wounds received in action in Italy. Formal notice of the award was received by the mother from Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, as follows: “My Dear Mrs. Morgan: “At the request of the President, I write to inform you that the Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to your son, Technican Fifth Grade Beryl E. Morgan, Infantry, who sacrificed his life in defense of his country. “Little that we can say or do will console you for the death of your loved one. We profoundly appreciate the greatness of your loss, for in a very real sense the loss suffered by any of us in this battle for our country, is a loss shared by all of us. When the medal, which you will receive shortly, reaches you, $1 want you to know that with it goes my sincerest sympathy, and the hope that time and the victory will finally enlighten the burden of your grief. "Sincerely yours, “Henry L. Stimson.” Mrs. Morgan makes her home at 729 Colorado ave., Grand Junction at present. For many years she was a resident of this county, making her home at Burns, where Beyrl spent the greater part of his life, and went into the army from that neighborhood.
