William Henry Harrison Morris , Jr . William Henry Harrison Morris , Jr . ( March 22 , 1890 - March 30 , 1971 ) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army who fought in World War I and World War II . Early life . He was born in the Ocean Grove section of Neptune Township , New Jersey on March 22 , 1890 , and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1911 . Early career . Morris was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry and assigned to the 19th Infantry Regiment at Camp Jossman , Philippine Islands . He then served at Fort McKinley , afterwards transferring to the 5th Infantry with duty in Tientsin , China , where he served from 1912 to 1914 . In 1914 Morris was assigned to the 9th Infantry Regiment in Laredo , Texas , where he served until 1916 . Morris was then appointed as a Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor and basketball coach at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College ( now Texas A & M University ) , where he served until 1917 , when he returned to the 9th Infantry as its Intelligence officer , S - 2 . World War I . Morris served in France during World War I as commander of a battalion in the 360th Infantry Regiment . He was wounded on November 1 , just a few days before the end of hostilities , an action for which he received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart . He remained in Europe for occupation duty , commanding his battalion in Germany , and then serving on the staffs of the American Expeditionary Force ' s General Headquarters and the IX Corps . Post - World War I . After the war Morris returned to the United States as a Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor at Pennsylvania ' s Bucknell University . He graduated from the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas in 1925 . In 1930 Morris graduated from the Army War College . In 1937 he served with the 66th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning , Georgia . From 1938 to 1940 Morris served on the War Department General Staff in Washington , D . C . World War II . During World War II Morris commanded the 6th Armored Division during its stateside training , receiving promotion to Brigadier General in January , 1942 and Major General the following May . In 1943 and 1944 he commanded II Armored Corps , which was later reorganized as the XVIII Airborne Corps . In 1945 Morris commanded 10th Armored Division , and played a vital role in the relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge . After Germany ' s surrender , he was assigned to command VI Corps . Post - World War II . From 1945 to 1948 General Morris served on the War Department Personnel Board in Washington , D . C . In 1949 he was assigned as head of the U . S . Caribbean Command as a Lieutenant General , where he remained until his 1952 retirement . Awards and decorations . General Morris ' s awards and decorations included the Distinguished Service Cross , Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , Legion of Merit , Bronze Star and Purple Heart . Retirement and Death . General Morris died on March 30 , 1971 in Washington , D . C . . He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Section 5 , Grave 47 . Citation for Distinguished Service Cross . For extraordinary heroism in action near Villers - devant - Dun , France , November 1 , 1918 . During darkness he led his battalion in an attack under heavy artillery and machine - gun fire . Upon reaching a hill he exposed himself to heavy fire to reconnoiter personally the enemy position , and then , although wounded by a machine - gun bullet , heroically led his battalion in their advance , refusing to be evacuated , inspiring his men by his personal courage . Name : Morris , William H . H . , Jr . Rank : Major , U . S . Army Organization : 360th Infantry Regiment , 90th Division , A . E . F . Date of Action : November 1 , 1918 Order : General Orders 87 , War Department , 1919 Home Town : Ocean Grove , New Jersey