Morford Julian Randolph

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Julian Randolph Morford is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Picauville (Airfield A-8) Monument -405th Fighter Group

1Lt Julian R. Morford Memorial

Name:

Julian Randolph Morford

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-751401

Unit:

511th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-14

State:

South Carolina

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Julian Randolph Morford was born on October 25, 1915, in Bethune, South Carolina. He served in the 511th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the P-47 Thunderbolt #42-26327 during World War II.

On August 14, 1944, 1Lt Morford took off from Advanced Landing Ground A-8 in Picauville, France, for an armed reconnaissance mission in Dreux. At 2:40 PM, he was shot down in a dogfight by an enemy fighter, crashing his plane near the town of Voise.

1Lt Morford is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net