Dwight Franklin Morgan
MilitaryAssigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Messina, Sicily, 30-Apr-43; Flak took out No.3 engine and port flaps, fell away from formation being harried by several Me-109's, ditched in sea. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3305
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18042876 / O-435808
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wittle Wed Wabbit
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Berka, al Birkah
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: North Africa American Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | 25 October 1915 | Son of Dwight F Sr and Lola F Morgan. Husband of Virginia Lee Morgan. |
Enlisted |
La Fayette, IN | 17 March 1942 | La Fayette, Indiana |
Died |
Vicinity of Messina, Sicily | 30 April 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Messina, Sicily, 30-Apr-43; Flak took out No.3 engine and port flaps, fell away from formation being harried by several Me-109's, ditched in sea. KIA MACR 3305 |
Buried |
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial | Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia | |
Based |
Berca | 30 April 1943 | Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Indianapolis, IN | At time of draft registration employed by Chevrolet Motors Inc. |
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