World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Leo Morrissey
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Farmer City, Illinois
Honored By
John W. Overton
SERVED AS A COOK AND BAKER ON BATTLESHIP USS COLORADO IN ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. SHIP WAS IN WAR ZONES OF MARSHALL, FIJI AND GILBERT ISLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. THE USS COLORADO WAS IN TOKYO BAY FOR THE SIGNING OF THE PEACE TREATY.