Raymond Joseph Morris

Military

Assigned 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

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

James Quentin Ogden

  • 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

42-109830

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Daisy Mae Skraggs
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • 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

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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