Morris J Roy Jr

Military

Shot up by a fighter and made an emergency landing north of Lingen, GR on a mission to target airfields in the Rheine/Osnabruck area of Germany on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-3040 'Miss Ouachita'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Miss Ouachita"of the 91st Bomb Group.

42-3040

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Ouachita
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of war

21 February 1944

Born

San Antonio, Texas

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2457, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces