World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Marion Wallace Morgan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Augusta, Georgia
Honored By
Gibbons Funeral Home
SERVED FROM AUGUST 5, 1942 TO NOVEMBER 25, 1945. COMPLETED PILOT TRAINING IN 1942 AND TRANSITION TRAINING IN 1943. ATTAINED THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL. PARTICIPATED AS A PILOT IN THE EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS FOR AIR OFFENSIVE, A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, A DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, THE AIR MEDAL WITH 11 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE.