World War II Honoree

Paul Constantine Morres

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pensacola, Florida

Honored By

Arnelle Harvey Morres, Carole Frazier & David Morres

Relationship

Wife & Children

SERVED AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN, FIREMAN AND MACHINIST'S MATE IN THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII. SERVED ON THE PROVISION STORES SHIP USS PASTORES AF-16, THE TRANSPORT SHIP USS HERMITAGE AP-54 AND THE C-2 TYPE CARGO FREIGHTER USS JUPITER AK-43. PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORTING NAVAL UNITS IN THE CARIBBEAN OCEAN AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, TARAWA AND IWO JIMA. ALSO STATIONED WITH THE PACIFIC RESERVE FLEET IN SAN DIEGO AND THE SUBMARINE GROUP 3. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.