William H Morgan
Military
"From a Boy to a Man" by Richard R Orlando May 2019
Object Number - UPL 40921 - A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. At the time of the photo in October 1943 the airmen were assigned to the...
He flewon Ragnar Carlson crew. Reported to group on 28 Nov 1943. Completed 31 missions.
On Mar 22, hit by flak over Berlin; made it back to Osnabruck, hit hard by flack again. 5 enlisted crewmen in back, thinking we were going down and with no intercom, bailed out. The rest of us made it to the English coast and crash landed. On 24 Apr 1944, on mission to Oberpfaffenhofen, given credit for 1 ME-109. The 306th lost 10 planes that day, which tied the record for losses [according to Russell Strong's book].
DFM (2); AM (5); UC; others
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jacksonville, Florida | 14 September 1921 |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 Sept 1999 Edition; self, First Over Germany pg. 239, MACR 434 [crewmen that bailed out], KU 682A Report [crewmen that bailed out], Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection, / 306th BGA Collection / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
