Morris Meyer Gropper
MilitaryAssigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 44-8017 Sad Sack'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11125
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11008596 / O-428563
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Sad Sack
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 31 October 1921 | Son of Jacob Morris and Rebecca Gropper |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 17 July 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Other Baled out POW |
Zietz, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 44-8017 Sad Sack'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. POW MACR 11125 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Hollywood, FL | 2 December 1989 | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Brooklyn, NY | NoK:- Wife Cynthia F Gropper, Brooklyn, NY |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11125 / MACR 11125; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database