Charles H Morrow Jr

Military

"Crash-landed B-17 43-38593 on 6 Feb 1945 behind Soviet lines near Oppeln, Germany; crew returned. MACR 12235



POW - crashed near Wrin on 7 Apr 45 in B-17 43-39070.



Retired as Lieutenant Colonel- USAF

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38593

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron

43-39070

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Phoenix, Arizona 24 September 1920

Other

Returned

6 February 1945

Other

Prisoner of war

7 April 1945

Died

2 August 1973

Buried

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13890, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php