Career
Born in May 1852 in Hamburg, Germany, Morse immigrated to the United States and joined the Navy from New New York By September 19, 1880, he was serving as a seaman on the United States Ship Shenandoah. On that day, while Shenandoah was at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he and Seaman John Smith jumped overboard and rescued First Class Fireman James Grady from drowning. or jumping overboard from the United States.S. Shenandoah at Rio de Janeiro Brazil, 19 September 1880, and rescuing from drowning James Grady, first class fireman.
