Lonnie O Morris
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
page 39 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752
Object Number - UPL 44508 - Lonnie Morris’ Dog Tag on page 39 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752 (NARA)
Lonnie Morris was Top Turret gunner on B-24 'Begin The Beguine' #41-28619 on the mission to the Juvincourt airfield, France on 23 July 1944. Shot down by Flak over Holland, caught fire and exploded. Debris were spread over large area West of Vlissingen, Zeeland Province, The Netherlands. Killed In Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13096199 at enlistment, then O-692819
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33568877
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36559483
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Antonio, Texas | 4 July 1924 | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
23 June 1944 | in the loss of B-24 #41-28619 West of Vlissingen, The Netherlands | |
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Buried |
24 June 1944 | at the Vlissingen cemetery | |
| Bexar County, Texas | |||
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Buried |
after the war his remains were brought back to the USA. Lonnie Morris rests at the Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6232, The Liberator Men of Old Buc