Byron L Morrill

Military
Lieutenant Stanley B. Morrill, of the 56th Fighter Group in the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-2928) at Kings Cliffe, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption removed from reverse. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B. Morrill, lost 26/11/43. Short fuel, baled, POW in LM-I 27979. 22928. Kings Cliffe, 10/3/43. [Print Prod. No.] 252445.' On reverse: Not To Be Released Before, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. media-401292.jpg FRE 2540 Lieutenant Byron L. Morrill, of the 56th Fighter Group in the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt at Kings Cliffe, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption removed from reverse. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B. Morrill, lost 26/11/43. Short fuel, baled, POW in LM-I 27979. 22928. Kings Cliffe, 10/3/43. [Print Prod. No.] 252445.' On reverse: Not To Be Released Before, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection

This is not Stanley B. Morrill, as he was killed in an incident unrelated to the mentioned shootdown.

42-9298 is not a P-47 serial number.

Object Number - FRE 2540 - Lieutenant Byron L. Morrill, of the 56th Fighter Group in the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt at Kings Cliffe, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11...

On 26-Nov-43 as pilot of P-47D 42-7979 [LM:C] "Annie M", 56FG/62FS he was despatched with other P-47s of 56FG to provide escrot for bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. His aircraft was hit by flak which punctured to fuel tanks and he was forced to abandon the aircraft over Huizen, Holland and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft is believed to have crashed into the Ijsselmeer, Holland. MACR 1275

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42-29200

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group
P-47 Thunderbolts (LM-R, serial number 42-7870), (LM-X, serial number 41-6224), (LM-O, serial number 41-6347), (LM-B, serial number 41-6193), (LM-C, serial number 42-7979) and (LM-G) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group fly in formation with a B-24 Liberator, 29 May 1943. Passed for publication 29 May 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Match For The Nazi F.W. 190 – The “Thunderbolt” – New American High-Altitude Fighter. EH/MoN. The latest American single-seater fighter, the Republic

42-7979

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Annie M
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 26 November 1943 - 21 June 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control 21-Jun-45.

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Lee Cunningham 16-Jul-2015. Added SN, Rank per MACR 1275;Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1275 / MACR 1275, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 387 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Lieutenant Stanley B. Morrill, of the 56th Fighter Group in the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-2928) at Kings Cliffe, 11 March 1943. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption removed from reverse. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B. Morrill, lost 26/11/43. Short fuel, baled, POW in LM-I 27979. 22928. Kings Cliffe, 10/3/43. [Print Prod. No.] 252445.' On reverse: Not To Be Released Before, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 2540 - Lieutenant Byron L. Morrill, of the 56th Fighter...