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V4%$irtilContinental Man Wounded In KorCpI. Vance Morgan injured 2nd TimeCONTINENTAL, Oct. 22 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morga: recently received word from army advising them that the son, Cpi Vance M. Morgan ha been seriously wounded in a tion In Korea.Word was later received th the wounds were not as serioi as had been earlier anticipate He sustained a broken leg, i juries to hia arm, and othe wounds while in action witi Co. G, 15th infantry Regimen of the 3rd Division in action Korea.Some time ago Cpi. Morga had a narrow escape from live grenade while in assaui on Hill 425. He was wounde in the leg and began to era toward the rear for medic, aid. After advancing a short di: tance he was confronted by grinning Chinese who threw grenade at him. The grenad: struck his helmet, bounced of and exploded nearby. He wai knocked unconscious by thblast artd his only injury frothe grenade was the loss of tooth. When he recovered co., sciousness he feigned death un til the enemy withdrew.On Friday'night a telephone call was received by the par ents from Cpi. Morgan, win is now in Honolulu. Cpi. Mot gan will be flown to the near est base home that is possibleCpi. Morgan enlisted in th« army in August, 1949, and ha' been involved in the most se; ious of the fighting in Korea.
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Findlay Republican Courier
Findlay, Ohio, US
Tue, Oct 23, 1951
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