World War II Honoree

Gordon Wilkins Morris, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chatham, Louisiana

U.S. NAVY ARMED GUARD GUN CREW ASSIGNED TO U.S. MERCHANT SHIPS AND ARMY TRANSPORTS. DUTY WAS TO PROTECT THE SHIPS SO THEY COULD DELIVER MEN AND MATERIALS TO AND FROM THE WAR ZONES. ASSIGNED TO THE SS MORMACDOVE, 12/28/42 TO 10/5/43; USAT FREDERICK LYKES, 10/27/43 TO 6/23/44 AND SS E. KIRBY SMITH, 7/11/44 TO 6/05/45. SEA DUTY - DESTINATIONS: SS MORMACDOVE, WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA; SIDNEY, AUSTRALIA; PERTH, AUSTRALIA; COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (CEYLON); CALCUTTA, INDIA; VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA; COLOMBO; PERTH; PANAMA CANAL; COLON, PANAMA; HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY; CAPE TOWN, UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ; DURBAN, UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA; MAPUTO (LOURENCO MARQUES), MOZAMBIQUE; CAPE TOWN; RECIFE, BRAZIL; PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. USAT FREDERICK LYKES: NEW YORK, NEW YORK; GLASGOW, SCOTLAND; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; NEW YORK; GLASGOW; NEW YORK; GLASGOW; NEW YORK; NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; NAPLES, ITALY; NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. SS E. KIRBY SMITH: NEW YORK; BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND; CHERBOURG,FRANCE; UTAH BEACH-HEAD, FRANCE; SWANSEA, WALES;NEW YORK; ANTWERP, BELGIUM; NEW YORK; PORT SAID,EGYPT; SUEZ CANAL; ADEN, YEMEN; COLOMBO; CALCUTTA; COLOMBO; MOPUTO; PORT ELIZABETH, UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; PORT OF SPAIN, TRINADAD; NEW YORK. SHORE DUTY: U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; DESTROYER BASE, SAN DIEGO; ARMED GUARD SERVICE GUNNERY SCHOOL SAN DIEGO; ARMED GUARD CENTER, TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; ARMED GUARD CENTER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; TRAINING SCHOOL, ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERY, NEW YORK; ARMED GUARD CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; ARMED GUARD GUNNERY TRAINING, SHELTON, VIRGINIA; PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.