Howard Wilbur McMorris

Military

Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME ( 2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Harold Benson Dane

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19100811 / O-699652
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-110070

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Lady Luck - Elmer
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Charleston, IL 15 June 1916 Son of Ross C and Christie E [Ashby] McMorris.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 29 October 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Died

Lansing, IL 17 March 1988

Based

Horsham St Faith Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

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https://www.fold3.com/record/40271795/howard-w-mcmorris-social-security…
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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133412018

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Sources

458bg.com (Goldsmith  crew in 754th BS) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia