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Sher Morton

Name:
Morton Sher
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-433593
Unit:
76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1943-08-20
State:
South Carolina
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

Morton Sher entered the military service in South California. He served in the 76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action but was declared "Missing" on August 20, 1943 and is memorialized on Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He also has a cenotaph located in Beth Israel Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina. 1Lt Sher was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.