World War II Honoree

John Hubert Morrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Homer, Illinois

Honored By

Leonce Davis

Relationship

Friend

AFTER TRAINING AT SAN DIEGO, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO PEARL HARBOR. THERE HE DID GUARD DUTY AND LATER WAS ASSIGNED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A FIREMAN FOR 11 MONTHS. HE RETURNED TO THE STATES TO PERFORM GUARD DUTY AT THE NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT AT HASTING, NEBRASKA. HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA AS A FIREMAN AND THERE HE WAS DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 1945.