John B Morgan
Military ROLL OF HONOURBombardier, Winter crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Killed in Action (KIA) 9 October 1943. Mission #37 to the aircraft factories at Anklam, Germany. 2LT Morgan bailed out along with 2LT Liming (CP), 2LT Taormina (Nav) and T/Sgt Teal after a 20mm shell exploded in the cockpit, wounding the pilot, starting a fire and causing the aircraft to go out of control. The pilot was only stunned and regained control of the aircraft, put it on automatic pilot and extinguish the fire in the rear of the cockpit. He was able to land at a different base.
North Carolina
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677797
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676171
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34289785
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer, Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795545
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Air Commander and Pilot
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
9 October 1943 | ||
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Born |
North Carolina | ||
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Buried |
North Carolina |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 509,NARA / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia