World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Obie Edgar Morrison
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Shelby, North Carolina
Honored By
Judith Parker Proctor
Relationship
2nd Cousin Twice Removed
AFTER BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY IN 1939, OBIE SERVED ABOARD THE USS HEFFRON AS A MERCHANT MARINE DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO THE ARCTIC COAST OF RUSSIA. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE SHIP BY THE GERMANS, CAME HOME AND ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN LATE 1942. STATIONED ABOARD A GUNSHIP, HE SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES.