Morris E Pryor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

TG, Holdom Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30011 "Widget". Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. MACR 133. KIA. Buried in Bonne Terre, MO.

Flat River, MO

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

William A Bechter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735969
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William R Coleman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37153639
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

William L Craver

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35319053
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Kenneth Lund Fossan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39393396
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Robert H Gravelyn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-737416
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-30011

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Widget
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Francois County, MO, USA 1 December 1923

Enlisted

14 June 1942 Jefferson Barracks

Other

Killed in Action

France 14 July 1943

Based

14 July 1943

Buried

Saint Francois Memorial Park Garden of Devotion Bonne Terre, MO

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx