World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
LeRoy Dale Morgan
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS NEHENTA BAY AS A BOATSWAIN'S MATE AND GUNNER. HE WAS ON THE WHEEL DURING A DENSE FOG IN WHICH THE SHIP CAME WITHIN A FEW YARDS OF COLLIDING WITH A CRUISER, AS A GUNNER HE WARDED OFF KAMIKAZE ATTACKS.