World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred "Tiz" Morrison
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Columbia, South Carolina
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
Relationship
A Grateful American
After basic training, he was ordered to Johnson Island in the Pacific and was crew to an all-black base company of 200 men and was assigned as an engineer. In 1945, he began training for the Underwater Demolition Team along with 115 other sailors. He was one of only six who completed the course and the only black. Their job was to cut mines and set explosives.