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Pfc. Irwin J. Morey landed on Omaha Beach on July 5, 1944. He was wounded in action on July 15, 1944 during the battle for St. Lo, France and returned to duty on August 19, 1944 after recuperating from his wounds. He was taken prisoner by the Germans on September 11, 1944 during the battle for the bridge across the Moselle River at Flavigny, France. He was held as a POW at Stalag 7A in Moosburg Bavaria until being liberated in 1945.
Thanks to James Owens for this newspaper article. Pfc. Irwin Morey is his great-uncle.