 Willie T Morgan: 1925 - 2006 |
Lewisburg - Willie T. 'Bill' Morgan, 81, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at 12:02 a.m. in the Veterans Medical Center, Salem, VA, following an extended illness. Born Feb. 3, 1925, at Ronceverte, he was the son of the late Harry T. and Ethel Mann Morgan.He was a Veteran of WWII, having joined the Navy in 1942. He attended the Ordinance School in Memphis, TN, and the Gunnery School in Miami, FL.
. He was assigned to Carrier Air Group 80 aboard the USS Ticonderoga, serving in the South Pacific, and earning six medals. After his ship was hit, he was sent to to the States in 1945 and received his discharge from the Navy Feb. 12, 1946.
Mr. Morgan held membership in American Legion Post No. 26 in Ronceverte. He was retired from Virginia Electric and Power Service with 25 years of service. He was a Charter Member of the Ace Hunting Club formed in 1948.
He was preceded in death by: his wife, Emma Lee Morgan in 1980; three brothers; and one sister. He is survived by: son, Barry T. Morgan of Fairmont; two daughters, Teresa L. Davis of Lewisburg, and Lisa J. Ervin of Frankford; two sisters, Hilda Jennings and Genevieve Doyle; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was in Salem Cemetery at Organ Cave.
Squadron Highlights
.Lt. J.W. Fair, USN was the first VF-80 pilot to destroy an enemy aircraft in the air.
Japanese heavy cruiser NACHI sunk by planes of air group 80 NACHI.
Japanese Kumano class cruiser sunk by planes of air group 80 KUMANO.
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