Eugene L Morton

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #4229606 'Toots. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Private First Class Monroe Klein and his colleagues of the 303rd Bomb Group play a game of cards by the tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29606) nicknamed "Butch (Toots)". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 21 Apr 1943. [stamp] and ‘259803.’ [Censor no.] Printed Caption on reverse: ''Round the clock with a G.I. PFC Monroe Klein is a private in the United States Army Air Force. Known to all and sundry as a G.I. (General Issue

42-29606

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Toots : Butch
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 July 1943

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 25 July 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 91 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database