World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Morgan D. Monroe
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Sidney, Iowa
Honored By
Morgan D. Monroe
ENLISTED IN THE MARINES AND SWORN IN JUNE 5, 1945 IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SHORTLY AFTER 17TH BIRTHDAY. COMMENCED ACTIVE DUTY JULY 13, 1945. SENT TO PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR BOOT CAMP. AFTER BOOT CAMP SERVED AT NAVAL AIR BASE, SQUANTUM, MASSACHUSETTS AND CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. TRANSFERRED FEBRUARY 1, 1946 TO QUANTICO, VIRGINIA TO THE FIRST SPECIAL MARINE BRIGADE WHICH WAS BEING ORGANIZED AND ACTIVATED. THE BRIGADE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA MARCH 1ST FOR IT'S BASE OF OPERATION. ENGAGED IN THE FIRST POST WWII NAVAL MANEUVERS, TASK FORCE 100, GOING TO THE CARIBBEAN AND PUERTO RICO AREA FOR AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS AND ESTABLISHING BEACHHEADS. JULY AND AUGUST, PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION CAMID (CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN) AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING HELD IN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LITTLE CREEK AREA. THIS WAS THE FIRST-EVER JOINT MANEUVERS OF WEST POINT CADETS AND ANNAPOLIS MIDSHIPMEN. THE BRIGADE DEMONSTRATED AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS AND ESTABLISHING BEACHHEADS. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA AUGUST 24, 1946.