Pharmacist Mate 2/C Lawrence Morehouse served at the US Naval Hospital in Seattle, Washington; aboard the USS LST 41 and the US Naval Hospital Ship 'Solace' in the Pacific. After his discharge, Larry enrolled at Kansas State University in the fall of 1946. He received a BS degree in Biological Science and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1952. He also served his country during the Korean War with a commission in the Army on May 25, 1952 as a 2nd Lt. and honorably discharged on May 24, 1957. Larry also started his private practice and enrolled at Purdue University in 1953. He was awarded a MS degree in Veterinary Pathology in 1956 and a PhD in Pathology in 1960. Larry worked for the USDA from 1960-1961 and the USDA Animal Disease Laboratory from 1961-1964. Later, he was Chairman, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Missouri, from 1964-1969, and Director, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Missouri, until he retired in 1988. Larry was awarded three Certificates of Merit from the USDA (1960-1964); the E.P. Pope Award, American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians in 1976; the Distinguished Service Award, University of Missouri, 1987; the Dean's Impact Award, University of Missouri, 1995; and the Alumni Recognition Award, Kansas State University in 2004. He is married to Georgia L. Morehouse and they live in Columbia, MO near the University of Missouri where he taught for so many years.