Gilbert F Morris Jr

Military

In Operation Market Garden, drop pulled Pvt Jasura out of the plane at a low attitude. MACR 9486. Plane was 'Eager One' A/C #44-10517 piloted by Lieutenant Harold Piper.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Eager One
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Returned (RTD)

18 September 1944

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Added S/N per MACR 9486 at Fold3.com.
Updated role per info from the merge operation of a duplicate person.

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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Added a connection to the 576th BS per MACR #9486 at Fold3.com.
See: https://www.fold3.com/image/28719796?terms=MACR%209486

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MACR 9486 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database