Morris Herscovitz
Military
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UPL 49975
B-24 42-52652 'Bashful Marion', 487BG with Schlemm crew.
Rear ( L-R) : 2nd Lt Floyd K Godshalk (B), 2nd Lt Robert A. Carr (CP), 2nd Lt Clayton L. Schlemm (P), 2nd Lt Joe J. Kairis (N)
Centre (L-R) : Sgt Raymond T. Schaberg (WG), S/Sgt Sharon H. Wasson (TTG), Sgt Floyd J Johnson (TG), S/Sgt Vernon G Swann (RO)
Front (L- ) R: S/Sgt Morris Herscovitz (BTG), S/Sgt David McMillan (WG)
Rear ( L-R) : 2nd Lt Floyd K Godshalk (B), 2nd Lt Robert A. Carr (CP), 2nd Lt Clayton L. Schlemm (P), 2nd Lt Joe J. Kairis (N)
Centre (L-R) : Sgt Raymond T. Schaberg (WG), S/Sgt Sharon H. Wasson (TTG), Sgt Floyd J Johnson (TG), S/Sgt Vernon G Swann (RO)
Front (L- ) R: S/Sgt Morris Herscovitz (BTG), S/Sgt David McMillan (WG)
Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13068541 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bashful Marion
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron 839th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Haven, CT | 1 April 1923 | Son of Harry and Anna Herscovitz. |
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 2 November 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
13 November 2013 | ||
Buried |
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, CA | 16 November 2013 | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, California |
Based |
Lavenham | Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History