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New Pilot in the Friendly Sky's

Danielee Morrison recently completed her first Solo Flight and received her VFR (Visual flight rules) Pilots Certification.

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DANIELLE MORRISON

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Danielle Morrison, 18 years old is the Granddaughter of Marine Calvin Morrison, a Life Member of the Montford Point Marine Association, Detroit Chapter #19.   She is the daughter of Mr & Mrs. Bill &Wanda Morrison-Hazel, of Farmington Hills, Michigan. 

Having been born in Japan, Danielle speaks fluent Japanese as well as Spanish.  She is a graduate of the Class of 2010 at Mercy High School in Farmington Hills where she was active as the Design Editor-in-Chief of the Mercy High School Yearbook Staff. Also, she is President of Tri-M National Music Honors Society, Human Relations Council, Mercy Mentor, Kairos Christian Retreat National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Design Leader, and the Mercy High School Spring Musical Pit- First Chair Principal Flute. Also, Danielle is an accomplished Classical Pianist, Student Exhibition performer (Piano), and a Classical Flautist having played with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensemble (Philharmonic and Civic). Formerly, she has also served as Youth Director of Music at the Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, and Music Instructor Vacation Bible School.  She has served on the Mayor’s Youth Council of Farmington, Student’s Diversity Committee, and Talk Show Host, and is a supporter of the United Negro College Fund.

On April 17, 2010 Danielle was Debutante at the Inaugural Debutante Cotillion sponsored by the Cotillion Society of Detroit, where Detroit City Councilman, Rev. Andre Spivey conducted the program invocation.   Danielle currently attends Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee on a four-year Vanderbilt University Chancellor’s Full tuition Scholarship plus stipend to study abroad for one summer.  Already she has been named as a Vanderbilt University Curb Scholar in Creative Enterprise and Public Leadership. She plans to major in Biomedical Engineering and minor in Spanish and Music.

With aspirations to become a Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon, Danielle will enroll in a Post-Graduate Student program to continue her education and obtain a joint MD/PHD degree as researcher in tissue engineering.  Additionally, Danielle wants to dedicate her life to helping others through her music and linguistic talents.

The rare jewel and rising star that she is, Danielle involves herself in community service by working as a Spanish-to-English Volunteer Translator, Latino Mission Society-Sphinx (Detroit)-Volunteer Translator, and Gleaner’s Food Bank.  Recently, as a student pilot, Danielle completed flight instruction in Houston, Texas at Hobby Airport with Single Engine Land Aircraft where she learned pilot controls and navigation.  At just 18 years old, Danielle tops off her hobbies as a Certified PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver.

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To construct a fitting memorial to honor the 20,000 African American Marines who fought for the "Right to Fight” and to educate and inspire youth and Marines (Past / Present / Future) and instill the value of perseverance.

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THE HISTORY OF THE WWII MONTFORD POINT MARINES BELONGS IN YOUR FAMILY LIBRARY AND MAY BE PASSED ON FUTURE GENERATIONS WITH BOOKS AND DVD’S. TRACE OUR MA-RINE CORPS LINEAGE FROM THE 51ST DEFENSE BATTALION, 52ND DEFENSE BATTALION, AND OTHER UNITS WHICH WERE ORGANIZED UNDER THE FLEET MARINE FORCE AND THE 18TH DEPOT COMPANY UNTIL 1949 WHEN PRES. TRUMAN PASSED EXECUTIVE ORDER 9981.

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The Veterans History Project collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Created and authorized by Congress, the Veterans History Project received unanimous support in the House and Senate and was signed into law on October 27, 2000.

Organized at Montford Point Camp, New River, North Carolina, this was the first of two defense battalions commanded by white officers, but organized from among African American Marines who had trained at Montford Point. Colonel Samuel Woods, Jr., who commanded the Montford Point Camp, formed the battalion and became its first commanding officer. Lieutenant Colonel William B. Onley took over in March 1943 and Lieutenant Colonel Floyd A. Stephenson in April. The initial plan called for the 51st to be a composite unit with infantry and pack-howitzer elements, but in June 1943 it became a conventional defense battalion. Lieutenant Curtis W. LeGette assumed command in January 1944 and took the battalion to Nanoumea and Funafuti in the Ellice Islands, where it arrived by the end of February 1944. In September, the 51st deployed to Eniwetok in the Marshalls where, in December, Lieutenant Colonel Gould P. Groves became battalion commander, a post he would hold throughout the rest of the war. In June 1945, Lieutenant Colonel Groves dispatched a composite group to provide antiaircraft defense for Kwajalein Atoll. The battalion sailed from the Marshalls in November 1945 and disbanded at Montford Point in January 1946.
51st Defense Battalion

This unit, like the 51st, was organized at Montford Point Camp, New River, North Carolina, and manned by African Americans commanded by white officers. Planned as a composite unit, the 52d took shape as a conventional defense battalion. It absorbed the pack howitzer crews made surplus when the 51st lost its composite status and retrained them in the employment of other weapons. Colonel Augustus W. Cockrell organized the unit, which he turned over to Lieutenant Colonel Joseph W. Earnshaw in July 1944. Under Earnshaw, the 52d the unit deployed to the Marshalls, arriving in October to man the antiaircraft defenses of Majuro Atoll and Roi-Namur in Kwajalein Atoll. Lieutenant Colonel David W. Silvey assumed command in January 1945, and between March and May the entire battalion deployed to Guam, remaining there for the rest of the war. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Moore, Jr., replaced Silvey in May 1945, and in November, the 52d relieved the 51st at Kwajalein and Eniwetok Atolls before returning to Montford Point; where in May 1946 it became the 3d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (Composite).
52nd Defense Battalion

Colonel Bernard Dubel formed the battalion at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where it defended the naval base throughout the war. In February 1944, Colonel Richard M. Cutts, Jr., took command. The unit became the 13th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 15 April and was disbanded after the war.
13th Defense Battalion

Activated at New River, North Carolina, by Lieutenant Colonel Harold C. Roberts, who was replaced in January 1944 by Lieutenant Colonel William C. Van Ryzin, the unit became the 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion on 16 May of that year. By August, echelons of the battalion were located at Saipan and Tinian, but by September it had come together on the latter island, where it remained until the end of the war.
18th Defense Battalion 

 

 

 
     
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