Morand, Leon F. Jr.
Army Major

Leon F. Jr. Morand from Hartford, Connecticut.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Monday, November 27, 1950
Death details: By November 24, 1950, the 25th Infantry Division had pushed far into North Korea and was just beginning to experience resistance from Chinese Communist Forces (CCF). Division commanders organized Task Force Dolvin (soon renamed Task Force Wilson) to attack along a road axis in the center of the Division sector and later to establish defensive positions north of the town of Ipsok. During the night of the 26th, the CCF attacked the Task Force and infiltrated its lines at several points, threatening but failing to seize the artillery. The Task Force began its withdrawal south the following day. Major Leon Francis Morand Jr. entered the U.S. Army from Connecticut and served with the Headquarters Company, 89th Tank Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was the executive officer of Task Force Willson and was killed by enemy fire while defending his command post on November 27, south of Hill 222 near Ipsok. His remains were not recovered at the time of his loss or identified among those later returned to U.S. custody. Today, Major Morand is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency