Charles Carson Morris Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down after attempting to fly to Sweden due to battle damage and crashed NE of Gustrow, GR on a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944 in B-24H #42-29151 'Joker'. POW.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Joker
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ruth L", flown by Lieutenant NL Young, of the 96th Bomb Group flies through a cascade of bombs released by another Fortress over Oranienburg, Germany. Strike camera photo. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/44. Looks like JW code - 92BG? [sic]Supposedly Bremen raid but bombs look like M47.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408680.jpg.webp?itok=47P7nfd_)
- Date: 22 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lawton, Oklahoma | 12 May 1916 | |
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Died |
Burlington, New Jersey | 11 July 1965 - 22 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 73 / MACR 3336 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database