Saturday, June 22, 2013

Morris Shore


Morris Shore was born January 21, 1891, at Kovno, Lithuania (draft registration says Russia). He was the son of Isaac and Ida Sarah (Chambler) Shore (both born in Lithuania), and brother of Louis, Mayer (served in 12th Sanitary Train) and Celia. He was a resident of Massachusetts for 11 years. He worked as a woman's cloak cutter in Boston, Mass. In 1917, he lived at 47 Porter St. in Malden.
Shore enlisted February 26, 1918, Co. B, 302d Ammunition Train, 76th Div. He was honorably discharged May 11, 1918, of a service connected disability. He re-enlisted August 29, 1918. He died October 7, 1918, at Camp Upton, New York, of disease.

Boston Evening Globe, Aug. 30, 1918
 Eighteen Malden young men left today for Camp Upton, NY, for limited military training. They are Forrest E . Runnals of Maine st, Michael J. Buckley of Malden st, Patrick Daley of Pearl st, Robert J. Hutchinson of Greenwood st, James J. Hurley of Medford st, John E. Cullen of High st, Fred Comeau of Washington st, Dominic Flecco of Emerald st, from Division 1, and Joseph Gilman of Spevak st, Frank Killian of Wait st, Edward W. Streck of Lebanon st, Nathan Fisher, Morris Shore of Porter st, Harrie E. Alpert of Grape st and Elmer K. Potter of Salem st.

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