World War II Honoree

Roger 'Larry' Laurence Morse

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Medford, Massachusetts

Honored By

Keith Laurence Morse

Relationship

Son

ON JUNE 28, 1944, ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY AT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. HE WAS SENT TO THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER AT SAMPSON, NEW YORK, FOR HIS RECRUIT TRAINING. UPON GRADUATION, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. AFTER GRADUATION, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. NAVAL MINE WARFARE TEST STATION AT SOLOMON ISLANDS, MARYLAND WHERE HE SERVED IN THE EXPLOSIVE TEST DIVISION. HE WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO THE USS IDEAL AMC-85 COASTAL MINESWEEPER. COMPLETED HIS SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ON JULY 4, 1946 WITH THE RATING OF MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS.