Loren Charles Morse
Military
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Loren C. Morse
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Navigator, Rayburn Crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 19-Apr-44 in B-17 42-38004 "Ol' Man Tucker". Mission #94 to the airfield at Eschwege, Germany. MACR 4052. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft III. Roomed with Lt Ralph Simons at Luft III.
Painted Post, NY
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34315592
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810115
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13107939
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0812971
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32213378
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol Man Tucker
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Presho, New York | 9 November 1923 | Born Presho, New York |
Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 February 1944 - 19 April 1944 | ||
Other Prisoner of War |
68-100 Zagan, Poland | 19 April 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag Luft III Żagań, Poland |
Died |
Bath, New York | 13 July 2021 | Died Bath, New York |
Buried |
Saint Peter and Pauls Cemetery Elmira, New York | 16 July 2021 | Interred Saint Peter and Pauls Cemetery Elmira, Chemung County, New York |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4052 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database