Henry A Morris

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). Only survivor of crash near Hannover in B-24 'Lambsy-Divey' 44-40170. Crew R42

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-40170

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lambsy Divey
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

8 January 1910

Other

Prisoner of war

12 September 1944

Died

8 January 1983

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2594918/henry-a-morris;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey - the entry shows he was KIA.
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8859 & Page 358 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)