Myron Clinton Morrill Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 31691 - 2nd Lt Myron C Morrill 369FS, 359FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. 46 hrs combat. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod Politz in P 51B 42-106913 last seen engaging Fw190, crashed near Daugzin 29-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5549.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
South Plainfield, New Jersey | 1 September 1922 | Son of Myron C and Henrietta [Crawford] Morrill. |
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Enlisted |
Trenton, NJ, USA | 22 July 1942 | |
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Based |
East Wretham | 10 April 1944 - 29 May 1944 | Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Killed in action |
Daugzin, 17390 Rubkow, Germany | 29 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod Politz in P 51B 42-106913 last seen engaging Fw190, crashed near Daugzin 29-May-44 KIA MACR 5549. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28619181
https://www.fold3.com/page/83530407-myron-c-morrill/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/310760337?terms=Myron%20C%20Morrill
https://www.fold3.com/record/529852750-myron-c-morrill-jr
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk
http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=84597
https://www.abmc.gov/node/549272#.Wn3-yCXFLDc
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemete…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56359945/myron-c-morrill
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5549 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
