Trooper Michael “Mike” Moroz enlisted in July of 1942 and trained as a wireless operator in Dundurn, Saskatchewan; Portage la Prairie and Camp Borden, Manitoba. He was sent overseas with the Canadian Army in June of 1943.  Moroz was killed in action in Normandy, France on 9 August 1944 at 28 years of age. 

Moroz Bay, which is situated southwest of Hunt Island and northeast of Moroz Hill, was named in commemoration of Trooper Michael “Mike” Moroz in 1979. In 2003, Moroz Street was named in honour of Mike and his brother Hryhory "Harry".