Thomas L. MORGAN
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Source : Joy RIGGERS | |||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-443729 (17017035) | ||||||
AGE | 27 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1917 MINNESOTA | ||||||
ETAT | Burleigh NORTH DAKOTA | ||||||
FAMILY | Single | ||||||
RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Engineers, civil | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 16 September 1941 Fort Snelling MINNESOTA | ||||||
SQUADRON | 341st Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 97th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 21 October 1942 |
Source : Joy RIGGERS | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Bodillo (vers le Bois de Keraouel) - Cne Saint-Vougay | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-I-BO - s/n 41-24344 "The Big Bitch" Macr : 15352 Mission : #15-8thAF - Lorient Underwater Base Attack Takeoff station 110 Polebrook, Northamptonshire UK The bodies were initially buried in Plouescat (29) A stele has been laid Shots by Focke Wulf 190 Fw190 piloted by Armind Landman (himself shot 3 weeks later and buried in Lesneven) | ||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Saint-James N°3578
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CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | ||||||
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STORY | |||||||
Cew of B-17 Fortress - type F-I-BO - s/n 41-24344 "The Big Bitch"
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Captain | John M | BENNETT | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | O-427119 - Denver, Colorado | ||
Lieutenant | William F | GALEY | CoPilot | Dead | Hillcrest Cem. Weiser, Idaho | O-438570 - 21 ans - Fils de Edward Hughes et Irene Constance (Bohrer) Galey - Weiser, Idaho |
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Lieutenant | Robert E | JACKSON | Navigator | Prisoner - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 | O-724046 - Pasadena Olathe, Kansas | ||
1Lieutenant | Thomas L. MORGAN | Bomber | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-443729 - PH - McKenzie, North Dakota |
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S/Sergeant | George W | WRIGHT | Mechanic/gunner | Dead | North Platte Cem. Lincoln Co, Nebraska | 17011793 - 20 ans - Fils de Harold Floyd et Margaret Elaine (Bundy) Wright - North Platte, Nebraska - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) - Corps retourné aux USA en 1948 | |
Sergeant | McCleary H | HARPER | Radio | Dead | Clearwater Cem. Clearwater, Florida | 34059923 - 27 ans - Clearwater Beach, Florida - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) | |
Sergeant | John Dwight | HYMAN | gunner | Dead | Beulah Cem. South Carolina | 14048849 - 20 ans - Fils de Talmade et Aurelia (Altman) Hyman - Pamplico, South Carolina - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) | |
Sergeant | William J THOMPSON | gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-18064916 - AM/PH - Shawnee, Oklahoma - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) | ||
S/Sergeant | Jim D | COMBS | gunner | Dead | Fort Sam Houston Nat Cem. San Antonio, Texas | 6255000 - Weaver, Texas - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) | |
Sergeant | Andrew L. JACKSON | gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 18045030 - AM+1/PH - 28 ans - Phoenix Arizona - Initialement inhumé à Plouescat (29) | ||
Source : Régis Jan |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |