Thomas L Morgan
Military ROLL OF HONOUROriginally assigned to the 303BG/359BS as a Bombardier at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho on 15-Apr-1942. However, he was reassigned to 97BG prior to the 303BG's deployment to Molesworth in September 1942. Date of reassignment not determined.
Shot down 21 October 1942 in B-17 41-24344 while serving as Bombardier. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Buried |
Saint-James, France | 21 October 1944 | Brittany American Cemetery, Plot I, Row 9, Grave 12. |
Born |
McKenzie, North Dakota, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Plouescat, France | 21 October 1942 |
Revisions
Changed rank from 'Lieutenant' to 'Second Lieutenant' based on the following source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M
Lee Cunningham 19-Nov-2014. Association with 303BG is COMBINATION of data ingested from the personnel records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia which resulted in a DUPLICATE entry. Association and disposition with 303BG made in the Summary Biography was confirmed by Mr. Gary Moncur, website historian of 303BG, http://www.303rdbg.com/ via an e-mail inquiry of Mr. Moncur by Mr. Cunningham
Lee Cunningham 28-Oct-2041. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15352; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15352 / MACR 15352, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database