John M Morton
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 21857
John Morton - Denison, 351st BG, KIA
Charles D Taylor collection
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32605157
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37619276
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Merseburg, Germany | 29 July 1944 | |
Born |
Washington, Indiana, USA | Requires confirmation | |
Buried |
Plot A Row 22 Grave 54 Lorraine American Cemetery | ||
Denison, IA 51442, USA |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 7323
Additional biographical detail from http://www.findagrave.com
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
John S Swarts, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Page at ABMC
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 7323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database