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Oliver Alonzo Morris

Military

  • TSGT Oliver Alonzo Morris Waist Gunner Roy Island Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS Receiving his DFC

    TSGT Oliver Alonzo Morris Waist Gunner Roy Island Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS Receiving his DFC

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  • Roy Island Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS Standing Left to Right: Robert L. Sanders (FE), Robert A. Palmer (B), Roy E. Island (P), John P. Gallien (CP), Oliver A. Morris (WG) Kneeling Left to Right: Larry C. Parrish (R/O), Henry G. Woods (TG), Fred L. Brunty (WG), Woodrow W. Wiggins (BTG) Completed 27 mission tour: 26 November 1943 - 16 March 1944

    Roy Island Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS Standing Left to Right: Robert L. Sanders (FE), Robert A. Palmer (B), Roy E. Island (P), John P. Gallien (CP), Oliver A. Morris (WG) Kneeling Left to Right: Larry C. Parrish (R/O), Henry G. Woods (TG), Fred L. Brunty (WG), Woodrow W. Wiggins (BTG) Completed 27 mission tour: 26 November 1943 - 16 March 1944

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Service

People

  • Roy Island

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 388th Bomb Group

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Units served with

  • 388th Bomb Group

    388th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 388th Bomb Group flew strategic bombing mission from Knettishall, Suffolk from June 1943 to the end of the war. During this time, though, detachments were sent to Fersfield, Norfolk to conduct Aphrodite missions. In these Aphrodite missions veteran...

  • 562nd Bomb Squadron

    562nd Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Associated Place

  • Knettishall

    Military site : airfield
    Knettishall was built to Class A standard for an American Bomb Group that would be bringing up to forty heavy bombers with them in three or four Squadrons. The 388th Bomb Group, which stayed at Knettishall for their entire service in the ETO, flew B-17...

Events

Event Location Date
Born Knoxville, Tennessee 28 February 1923
Enlisted Tullahoma, TN, USA 27 November 1942

Camp Forrest
388th BG Combat Tour Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK 26 November 1943 – 16 March 1944
Died Tennessee, USA 10 May 1988
Buried Alcoa, TN, USA 13 May 1988

Sherwood Memorial Gardens
Alcoa
Blount County
Tennessee, USA
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
14161589
Highest rank
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
Role/job
Waist Gunner
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
05 June 2016 05:07:53 466thHistorian Changes to service number, highest rank, events and place associations
Sources

http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=photoImage&id=388-P-I-...
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:20:45 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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