World War II Honoree

Gloria Morgan

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED AND SERVED DURING THE WAR IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AS A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE (WAVES), THE WOMEN’S RESERVE OF THE U.S. NAVY. STATIONED AT THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, WOMEN'S RESERVE (USS HUNTER) AT HUNTER COLLEGE, THE BRONX, NEW YORK; THE NAVAL WOMEN'S RESERVE YEOMAN SCHOOL AT OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (OAMC) AT STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA; AND THE NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER AT NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF YEOMAN SECOND CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.