World War II Honoree

Albert George Leonard Morgan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

Kathy Morgan

Relationship

daughter

JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN 1940 IN CANADA AND EARNED HIS WINGS. HE WAS ON A TROOP SHIP TO SOUTHHAMPTON, ENGLAND ON DECEMBER 7TH 1941. UPON ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND THEY TRANSFERRED THE AMERICANS TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND LATER WHEN AMERICA JOINED THE WAR, THEY WERE ASKED TO JOIN THE USAAF. HE SPENT TWO YEARS IN EGYPT AS A TRANSPORT PILOT AND SERVED UNDER GENERAL MONTGOMERY. HE RETURNED HOME TO RENO AIR FORCE BASE IN NEVADA AND WAS AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR. HIS MILITARY CAREER ENDED IN THE KENTUCKY AIR NATIONAL GUARD FLYING P-51S. RETIRED AS A CAPTAIN IN THE US AIR FORCE.