Cecil Gordon Morton
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back L to R: Cedil Morton (Radio), Leonard Griffith (Bombadier), Edward Fioretti (pilot), Samuel Merlo (Navigator), Sidney Bush (co-pilot)
Front L to R: Donald Vorisek (Flexible Gunner), Charles H. Eyre (Ball Turret), Phillip Chaperon (Flexible Gunner), Joseph Rachunas (Tail Gunner), Walter Stuhl (Engineer/ Top Turret)
The only mission this exact crew flew was 13 Apr 44 - the day their B17, Mrs. Geezil crashed near Schweinfurt, Germany.
Post 633, Seaman, Ohio
Object Number - UPL 16721 - The Fioretti Crew Back L to R: Cedil Morton (Radio), Leonard Griffith (Bombadier), Edward Fioretti (pilot), Samuel Merlo (Navigator), Sidney...
Assigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, Joseph S. Laboda Crew. 17 combat missions.
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-38112, MRS GEEZIL, Killed in Action. MACR 3869
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Adrian, Michigan
KIA
Connections
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751254
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39314183
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15014509
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802552
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682476
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mrs Geezil
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Adrian, Michigan, USA | 4 November 1920 | |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 | |
|
Other Memorial |
Adrian, MI 49221, USA | Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Michigan |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3869 / MACR 3968, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
