World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Franklin Morgan
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Louisville, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENLISTED ON DECEMBER 29, 1941. TRAINED AS A CLERK TYPIST AND ASSIGNED TO THE HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, MARINE AIR GROUP 12, 1ST MARINE AIR WING IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA FROM JANUARY 8, 1943 TO MAY 1, 1944. PARTICIPATED IN THE NEW GEORGIA ISLANDS OPERATIONS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SOUTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 15, 1945 AS A MASTER TECHNICAL SERGEANT OF AVIATION.