Thomas J Morrow

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media-13414.jpeg UPL 13414 Page 3 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

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Object Number - UPL 13414 - Page 3 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

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Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-696641
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: This Is It!
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a 466th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Times A' Wastin'". Handwritten caption on reverse: '466th B.G., 8th Air Force.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Times A Wastin
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

14 March 1918

Died

2230 Ramsel, Belgium 7 October 1944

Buried

2230 Ramsel, Belgium 8 October 1944 Buried in a fuel tank from his B-24

Buried

Dallas, TX, USA Restland Memorial Park Dallas Dallas County Texas, USA Plot: Field of Honor

Buried

Other

Letter from Flossie W. Morrow (his mother) to US Army Graves Registration Bureau

Dallas, TX, USA "Some of the crew members returning to the U.S. told me that my son was the only one killed on his plane. The rest bailed out, and he was left in the plane. They said they watched the plane crash and they thought it caught on fire. I do not know if my boy was burnt or buried, or what became of him. The pilot of the plane said he was the last person to bail out, and he saw it crash about 100 yards behind a barn near Liege. All of the crew that bailed out were picked up by the British and taken to Brussels before being taken back to their base in England. Could you tell me if there is any way of telling what became of my boy? Is there any way of having him traced without me having to make a trip over there?" Eventually Mrs. Morrow's son was found and returned to her to be buried in Dallas, TX.

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Information correct as far as I am aware.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 348

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