Claude Morris White
MilitaryAssigned to 8AF USAAF. Passenger of C-47, bound for Munich, crashed Schlatt, Germany 4-Nov-45. Died Non Battle (DNB)
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Air Division
- Service Numbers: 19176619
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 16052697
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Air Division
- Service Numbers: O-783765
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15383040
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Air Division
- Service Numbers: 35761629
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baldwin City, KS | 24 January 1924 | Son of Arthur John and Mary Ellen [Sink] White. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, KS | 30 October 1942 | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
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Died |
Schlatt, Germany | 4 November 1945 | Passenger of C-47, bound for Munich, crashed Schlatt, Germany 4-Nov-45. Died Non Battle (DNB) |
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Buried |
Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott, Bourbon County, KS | 12 April 1950 | Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas |
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Other Hospitalised |
Diagnosed with Measles. RTD |