Morris Elisco
MilitaryAssigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. On 8th mission 18 March 1944, hit by flak over Fredrichshafen, Germany in B-24 41-28649 'Little Bryan'. Bailed out over Amiens, France. Joined French underground. Climbed Pyrenees into Spain. Back to England 8 June 1944. His Escape & Evasion Report E&E 713 is on-line at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5555353
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Allen H Bryson, Sol Greenberg and Albert J Gehrt of the 453rd Bomb Group in their underwear after a mission. Handwritten letter enclosed with print: '1 [left] Allen H Bryson- Pilot, 2 [right] Albert H Gehrt- Bombardier, 3 [center] Sol Greenberg- Navigator. Part of the crew of "The Gypsy Queen", 733rd Sqdn. 453rd Bomb Group at Old Buckenham. Taken in long johns, pistol and parachute harness after returning from a mission.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380674.jpg.webp?itok=FeDJ5j6d)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34243181
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6288193
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36153837
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-691607
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750640
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Bryan
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 28 August 1924 | Son of Louis and Marie Elisco |
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Enlisted |
9 December 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps in Chicago, Illinois | |
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Other Bailed out |
Amiens, France | 18 March 1944 | On 8th mission 18-Mar-44, hit by flak over Fredrichshafen, Germany in B-24 41-28649 'Little Bryan'. Bailed out over Amiens, France. |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Pyrenees | 18 March 1944 - 8 June 1944 | With assistance from French underground, was guided and hidden in many places. Guided across the Pyrénées mountains into Spain. Returned to UK via Gibraltar on 8 June 1944. |
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Died |
Buffalo Grove, IL | 9 August 2005 | |
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Buried |
Shalom Memorial Park Arlington Heights, Cook County, IL | 11 August 2005 | Shalom Memorial Park Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois |
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Based |
Old Buckenham | 8 June 1944 | Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
MACR 3552
US CENSUS 1930
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 713
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 3352, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces