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Remembering World War II
William David Morton
William David Morton
Private
31298691
29th Infantry Training Battalion,
US Army (Fort Croft, S.C.)
January 15, 1922
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
1943
Massachusetts
133 Warren St., Roxbury, Mass.
21
5 feet, 8 inches
Light
Hazel
Brown
Single
Railway Employee
Emily Morton (Mother) Roxbury, Mass.
May 15, 1943
21
Mount Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Mass.
Section G Range 113 Grave 6
William David Morton was the son of Charles Clarence Morton (b. January 5, 1895 Yarmouth, NS; d.
1977) and Rose Emily (Muise) Morton (b. February 10, 1901 Yarmouth, NS; d. 1988). His parents
emigrated to the United States in 1923. William was the brother of Marion (b. 1924), Margaret (b.
1927), Dorothy (b. 1929) and Thersea (b. 1932).
Prior to enlistment William was employed with the New Haven Railroad, Boston, Mass., at the
Readville Car Shop, Readville, Roxbury, Mass.
Private Morton trained at Camp Croft, South Carolina with the 29th Infantry Training Battalion. At the
time of his death he had served at Camp Craft three months and 22 days.
At 10:35 pm, on May 15, 1943, he was involved in a car accident on State Highway 221 in
Spartanburg, South Carolina. Taken to the Station Hospital at Camp Croft, Private Morton was
pronounced dead on arrival. He is buried in the Mount Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk
County, Mass.
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