World War II Honoree

Russell Howard Morgan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Okemah, Oklahoma

Honored By

Donna Morgan Wride

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED FROM MAY 1943 TO MAY 1945 AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT AND NON-COMMISSIONED INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WITH THE 35TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BRIGADE WHO SHIPPED OUT FROM CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA. PARTICIPATED IN FIVE MAJOR CAMPAIGNS FOR THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MISSION, WHEREIN HE DIRECTLY LEAD ONE CAMPAIGN. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE VICTORY WWII MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, SHARPSHOOTER BADGE, AND THE SILVER STAR FOR SERVING THE FIVE CAMPAIGNS.