John M Morton

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21857.jpeg UPL 21857 John Morton - Denison, 351st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

Object Number - UPL 21857 - John Morton - Denison, 351st BG, KIA

Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32605157
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37619276
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Merseburg, Germany 29 July 1944

Born

Washington, Indiana, USA Requires confirmation

Buried

Plot A Row 22 Grave 54 Lorraine American Cemetery
Denison, IA 51442, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 7323

Additional biographical detail from http://www.findagrave.com

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Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorEmily
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Sources

John S Swarts, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

Page at ABMC

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 7323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

John M Morton: Gallery (2 items)