Kenneth Aubrey Morrison
MilitaryShot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30674 'Kathy Jane III'. Evaded.
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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
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
- Date: 30 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 2024
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 690 > https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5555330
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