James Madison Morris
Military
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Object Number - UPL 26652 - Capt Jim Morris 20th FG
James Morris was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1920. He enlisted in the Air Corps in 1942 and flew 72 missions with the 77th FS 20th FG (7.33 victories). He was shot down by a ME-410 near Leipzig, Germany on 7 July 44 in P-38J s/n #43-28397 and was captured. He was held at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany being liberated in May 1945. He continued to serve in the Air Force, attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel. He flew F-105s on 100 missions over North Vietnam.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (US Strategic Air Forces)
- Service Numbers: 19096816 / O-746044
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot 1056 twin engine
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (20th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 16082568 / O-753639
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730451
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot - Squadron Operations Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755564
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: My Dad/ Til We Meet Again
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Black Barney
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Captured |
7 July 1944 | Immediately captured after bailing out of his P-38 #43-28397 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
7 July 1944 | Captain Morris was sent to Stalag Luft 1 – South Compound in Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “returned to Military control 4 July 1945.” |
Revisions
Added a connection to Stalag Luft I per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 6701
US 1940 Census
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force, MACR 6701, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / MACR 6701 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
