Mahlon C Morley

Military

He flew on Robert Edwards crew. Reported to ETO on 21 Aug 1944. He completed 35 missions.



AM 6OLC,

Connections

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A bomber grew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37943) nicknamed "Weary Bones".

42-37943

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Weary Bones
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Belleville, Kansas 22 March 1923

Died

22 March 2005

Buried

Belleville, Kansas

Revisions

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Sources

Added a connection to the Flight engineer/top turret gunner listed in the Description section for A/C #42-37943.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…