William H Morris
Military
I am Bill Morris' grandson. This is a scan of a family photo.
Object Number - UPL 55615 - Staff Sergeant William H Morris
Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters in B-17 42-31757 'Round Trip' 28-May-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5333
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16135342 / O-809929
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Staunton, Illinois, USA | 16 February 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 22 December 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
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Other Marriage |
14 October 1943 | Married to Dolores Francis Polka, 14-Oct-43. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Waldau, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down by fighters in B-17 42-31757 'Round Trip' 28-May-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5333 |
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Died |
20 May 2011 | ||
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery Staunton, Macoupin County, IL | 23 May 2011 | Memorial Park Cemetery Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Polebrook | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
I am William Morris' grandson. These are taken from family records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5333 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
