Raymond Joseph Morris
MilitaryAssigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 8-Jun-44 in B-24 42-109830 'Daisy Mae Skraggs. ' Baled out into sea off Les Isles Chaucey, rescued by fisherman. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5482
Awards: AM, POW, 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: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17032416 / O-685213
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Daisy Mae Skraggs
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Staten Island, New York, USA | 25 July 1921 | Son of Edward Vincent and Catherine [Burns] Morris |
Other At 'Liberty' |
Les Isles Chaucey | 8 June 1944 | Resided with Islanders at 'Liberty' till enemy visit to island, when taken into captivity. |
Other Baled out POW |
Off Les Isles Chaucey | 8 June 1944 | Baled out into sea off Les Isles Chaucey, rescued by fisherman. |
Died |
22 December 1998 | ||
Buried |
Norton Cemetery Keene, Essex County, NY | 26 December 1998 | Norton Cemetery Keene, Essex County, New York |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. | |
Based |
Bungay | 8 June 1944 | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other At time of draft registration |
Working for Bethlehem Steel Corporation |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5482 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database