Lonnie O Morris
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Lonnie Morris’ Dog Tag on page 39 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752 (NARA)
page 39 of German report KU-2355 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147885752
Lonnie Morris was Top Turret gunner on B-24 'Begin The Beguine' #41-28619 on the mission to the Juvincourt airfield, France on 23 July 1944. Shot down by Flak over Holland, caught fire and exploded. Debris were spread over large area West of Vlissingen, Zeeland Province, The Netherlands. Killed In Action (KIA).
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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: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39725258 at enlistment, then O-701423
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12170341 at enlistment, then O-818139
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33598302
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38404158
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39277430
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Begin The Beguine
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Antonio, Texas | 4 July 1924 | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
23 June 1944 | in the loss of B-24 #41-28619 West of Vlissingen, The Netherlands | |
Buried |
24 June 1944 | at the Vlissingen cemetery | |
Bexar County, Texas | |||
Buried |
after the war his remains were brought back to the USA. Lonnie Morris rests at the Ft Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6232, The Liberator Men of Old Buc