Wayne D Morgan
Military
Official Caption: 'AC 56323 9th AF fighter pilots walk in the snow as they head for their planes and another mission from a 9th AF base in Belgium. Left to right are: Lt. W.E. Bates, Pasadena, Calif,; Lt. W.D. Morgan, Delta, Utah; and Lt. W.H. Bowers, of Zanesville, Ohio. US AIR FORCE OFFICIAL PHOTO.'
Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt. Wayne D Morgan (center of 3 pilots) 1944-45, P-38 Pilots, England in Uniform, 9th Air Force, WWII US Army Air Corp, Photo, Others Unknown.'
Official caption and date of image from Fold 3
Object Number - UPL 6745 - Lieutenant Wallace Bates, Lieutenant Wayne D Morgan and Lieutenant William Bowers of the 9th Air Force walk past P-38 Lightnings in Belgium, 28...
Flew P-38 Lightning with 9th Air Force In England c. 1944, Belgium c. 1945. Remained with USAF, until Vietnam when promoted to Lt Col, possibly flying B-52s. Died in Vietnam war, 1969.
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Units served with
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
17 September 1920 | ||
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Died |
Vietnam | 21 December 1969 | |
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Buried |
Delta City Cemetery, Delta, UT , USA | ||
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Other Commemorated |
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC, Panel 15W, Row 79 | ||
| Delta, UT, USA | |||
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Other Based |
England | ||
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Other Based |
Belgium |
Revisions
Bruce F Morgan (Son), via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Date of Birth and Date of Death found at < a href="http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/35181/WAYNE-D-MORGAN"> Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Fund
