World War II Honoree

William Ellsworth Morse

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Denver, Colorado

Honored By

Harold L. Newhouse

Relationship

Brother-in-law

JOINED U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE, DECEMBER 12, 1944. TRAINED AS AN AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANIC AT THE ARMY AIRCRAFT TRAINING SCHOOL, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI AND THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE SCHOOL AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK. JOINED 21ST FIGHTER SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE AT YONTAN AIRFIELD ON OKINAWA AS CREW CHIEF FOR P-47 AND C-46 AIRCRAFT. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, WORLD WAR II VICTORY, ARMY OF OCCUPATION AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS. DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 29, 1946.