Teddy J Morris
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters on 11 January 1944 in B-17 #42-3057 'Blonde Bomber'. Killed In Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17038949 and O-685772
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33422227
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39226242 and O-751172
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19093175 and O-745928
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6227096
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Picadilly Commando, Blonde Bomber
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | 2 December 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Ausleben, near Oschersleben, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Teddy Morris was killed in the explosion of a 20 mm cannon fire in the radio room, setting it afire. |
Born |
Missouri, United States | ||
Creek County, Oklahoma, United States | |||
Buried |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 1918
NARA WWII Enlistment records
“Mary Ruth” Memories of Mobile... We Still Remember, by Lowell L. Getz
ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission) website
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1918 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database