John E Morrissey
MilitaryShot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #4239820 'Also Ran - Still Running. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Also Ran - Still Running
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Plainview, Minnesota, USA | ||
Other Evaded |
Germany | 11 April 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorJACKIE PETERSON
Changes
Sources
John was nicknamed Stoop because he was 6' 3" and had to stoop everywhere he went. You can read about it in the book The Flame Keepers. I also knew John personally.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4015 / MACR 4015, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3885 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database