World War II Honoree

Harvey Martin Morgan

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Rison, Arkansas

Honored By

Ms. Rebecca Morgan Cheney

Relationship

Daughter

CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATE. SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY PRIOR TO WWII ON THE USS PENNSYLVANIA AND THE USS SIRIUS. HE RE-ENLISTED AFTER PEARL HARBOR, SERVING MOST OF HIS WAR TIME AS CHIEF OF AN ARMED NAVAL GUARD ON VARIOUS MERCHANT SHIPS WHICH SHUTTLED SUPPLIES AND PERSONNEL TO THE NAVAL SHIPS AND INSTALLATIONS. HE WAS BASED FOR MOST OF THE WAR OUT OF THE ARMED GUARD CENTER AT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. ALSO STATIONED AT PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA AND IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA. CRUISES INCLUDED NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, SAMAR AND OTHER PORTS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.