World War II Honoree

Velma Louise Campbell Morgan

Hometown

Knoxville, Tennessee

Honored By

Velma Morgan

TYPED WOUNDED-IN-ACTION AND MISSING-IN-ACTION LETTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 1944; SERVICE BEGAN 2 WEEKS BEFORE D-DAY. MAJOR GENERAL J. A. ULIO WAS THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, AND, AS A 'LEGAL FORGER', I SIGNED HIS NAME TO ALL THE LETTERS; TYPED JAU/VLC IN THE LEFT-HAND CORNER. LARGE CARTS OF FILES WERE BY OUR TYPEWRITERS; WE WERE IN CONSTANT FEAR OF GETTING A FILE WITH A LOVED ONE'S NAME ON IT. BUT THE WORST PART WAS WHEN A LADY CAME WITH HER LIST TO MOVE A FOLDER TO THE KILLED-IN-ACTION FILE. THIS 24-HOUR WORK WAS DONE IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.