Morgan Goodpasture

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed near Woluwe-St-Etienne, Belgium on a mission to Gotha on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-7606 'Abie's Irish Rose'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-52100

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady From Bristol
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron

42-7606

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 February 1944

Born

Bristo, Virginia, USA

Buried

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Belgium 24 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2955 / MACR 2955, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database