Kenneth Aubrey Morrison

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30674 'Kathy Jane III'. Evaded.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680161
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747085
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11090452
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Destiny's Tot | Cincinnati Queen | Kathy Jane III
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

24 November 1919 in Phoenix, Arizona

Enlisted

4 August 1942 Phoenix, Arizona

Other

bailed out

30 December 1943 over France from B-17 42-30674

Other

evaded capture

30 December 1943 Helped by French citizens and members of the Résistance, crossed the Pyrénées mountains into Spain and was back in England on 30 May 1944.
Phoenix, Arizona

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 2024
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 690 > https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5555330

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2024 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database