Morse William T.

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William T. Morse is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 (42-31126) Crash Memorial -388th Bomber Group

388th Bomb Group (RAF Knettishall Station 136) & 'Honor Roll' Memorial

Name:

William T. Morse

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

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Unit:

560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-02-20

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Cemetery:

Holy Cross Cemetery, Texarkana, Texas

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William Thomas Morse was born on August 3, 1924. He was killed was serving as the top turret gunner on a B-17 that was hit by German anti-aircraft fire and subsequently attacked by fighter planes while returning from a mission over Poznan, Poland. He was briefly interred in Denmark and in the Ardennes American Cemetery before his body was transported back to the United States.