William Julius Morse

Military

Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

 

Awards: GC, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31706

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slow But Sure

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lake Ann, Michigan 1 September 1922 Born Lake Ann, Michigan

Enlisted

Kalamazoo, Michigan 25 April 1942 Enlisted Kalamazoo, Michigan

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

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Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia