Robert Gordon Morgan
MilitaryShot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G 42-31230 'Little Jean.' Prisoner of War (POW).
Robert Morgan was a keen baseball player at Ohio State University before America's entry into the war. He was already married when he enlisted in the Air Corps and trained as a bombadier. He was at Bassingbourn with the 91st Bomber Group when their B-17 was shot down and he was taken prisoner. When liberated by the Russian Army he weighed less than 100 lbs.
Post war he attended Dental School in 1946 and eventually had his own practice from which he retired in 1990. He was always a baseball enthusiast and keen on hunting and fishing. Robert Morgan died January 9th 2005, his wife of 50 years having pre-deceased him.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Jean
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of war |
11 January 1944 | ||
|
Born |
Youngstown, Ohio |
Revisions
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Robert Gordon Morgan.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1916, 8th AF Losses