John Russell Morrin
Military[ Badly damaged on a mission to Leipzig on 20 Feb 1944, B-17F #42-5859 crash landed near Bozeat, Northamptonshire. RTD.] John Mrron was Pilot of B-17F #42-5788 "AOG, Not In Stock", shot down after being attacked by five ME109s and crashed in Duffel, 8km NE of Mechelen, Belgium, on a mission to Büden, Germany on 22 February 1944. Prisoner of War (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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34432291
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13083124
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11101174
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11115494
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811620
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 February 1944 | |
Born |
Revisions
Added a connection to the A/C #42-5859 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2647 / MACR 2647, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database