Lewis C Morgan
MilitaryShot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 43-38000 while serving as Tail Gunner. The aircraft was attacked by fighters which set it on fire and detonated the bomb load causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air. The remains of the aircraft felll near Lehna, Germany. Apparently enough of the tail section remained intact to enable Sgt Morgan to bale out. He was caputured as POW the only crew member to survive the event. Prisoner of War (POW)
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bad Sulza, Germany | 16 August 1944 - 30 July 1945 | Held at Stalag 9C, Bad-Sulza, Saxe-Weimar. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 30-Jul-45. |
|
Born |
Elkhart, Kansas |
Revisions
Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8181 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added SN, KIA event, crew position in biography and BS connection per MACR 8181. Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA )WWII POW database; made connections to BS, Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data. Converted date in biography to military-style signification. COMBINED entry.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8181