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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Forrest Rene Morphew

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Texarkana, Texas

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

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Activity During WWII

After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was transferred to sea duty aboard the USS San Juan, where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant. The San Juan was a command ship of Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet destroyer screen in the Pacific. One of his proudest moments was being on the USS San Juan just outside of Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945, protecting the battleship USS Missouri, while General MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender.