Loren Charles Morse
Military
ARowe95
Object Number - UPL 30200 - Loren C. Morse
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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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6910612
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17110265
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35369299
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18079004
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749492
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Presho, New York | 9 November 1923 | Born Presho, New York |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 February 1944 - 19 April 1944 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War |
68-100 Zagan, Poland | 19 April 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag Luft III Żagań, Poland |
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Died |
Bath, New York | 13 July 2021 | Died Bath, New York |
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Buried |
Saint Peter and Pauls Cemetery Elmira, New York | 16 July 2021 | Interred Saint Peter and Pauls Cemetery Elmira, Chemung County, New York |
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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