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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

George Stephen Morrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Leesburg, Florida

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1938, graduated in 1941, and was commissioned an ensign. Sent to Hawaii, he joined the crew of the minelayer USS Pruitt. On December 7, 1941, he witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He began flight training in 1943 at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and graduated in spring 1944. He flew missions in the South Pacific for the duration of the war.