Morris Cecil Marion

Monuments

490th Bombardment Group Roll of Honor

Name:

Cecil Marion Morris

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

Unit:

849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-03-12

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Quanah Memorial Park, Quanah, Texas

Plot:

Block 25, Lot 2, Spc.#2 South Original

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Cecil Marion Morris was born on June 28, 1914. He served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. He was killed on March 12, 1944, a few minutes after taking off at the Mountain Home Army Air Base at Idaho, aboard B-24E #42-7239.

The other crew members who perished were Harold J Phillips, Stanley N Millholen, John H Suttle, and Richard C. Buttler.

TSgt Morris is now buried in the Quanah Memorial Park, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA.