Joseph A Morris
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 20496 - May 1942
Killed in Action (KIA) during air combat in P-47D (42-7990), last seen in pursuit of Fw190 northwest of Paris on 16 August 1943.
A regular Army officer he was the first Commanding Officer of the Group.
AM, PH
Some sources erroneously report the serial of his aircraft as 42-8494, but this P-47D was actually lost on 15 September 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
8 December 1911 | ||
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Other MIA |
16 August 1943 | MIA | |
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Buried |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p, 234, ABMC, Jonah's Feet Are Dry Pg 631 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
