Delmar C Morgan

Military

Shot down 27 September 1943 in B-17 #4230624. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen Bee
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Clay, KY 42404, USA 12 February 1916

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 27 September 1943 - 4 June 1945 Imprisoned at Stalag XVIIB near Krems Austria

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From National Archive Records

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I was his son. He possessed a book written by one of the inmates there named Ben Phelps. The book was called Kriegie's Memories. It was written while they were prisoners. He died in Los Angeles CA on December 7th 1987. He talked about the war but not very much. I listened carefully when he did.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 669 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database