Bennie J Morton
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) in B17 flown by Lieutenant Sisler. Morton was seriously injured over Bremen.
Staff Sergeant Bennie J. Morton was born April 1, 1922. He was the son of A.C. and Lena Morton, and his hometown was Byers, Texas.
On November 29, 1943, while aboard a B-17 of the 96th Bomb Group, 337th Bomb Squadron, he received battle wounds, and died on the ground later that day at Snetterton Heath, after his plane safely returned to the field.
He is buried in Hope Cemetery in Henrietta, Texas.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clay County, Texas | 1 April 1922 | Staff Sergeant Bennie J. Morton was born April 1, 1922. He was the son of A.C. and Lena Morton, and his hometown was Byers, Texas. |
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Died |
29 November 1943 | On November 29, 1943, while aboard a B-17 of the 96th Bomb Group, 337th Bomb Squadron, he received battle wounds, and died on the ground later that day at Snetterton Heath, after his plane safely returned to the field. | |
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Buried |
Henrietta, TX 76365, USA | He is buried in Hope Cemetery in Henrietta, Texas. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 513 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia