Atlas Joseph Morris

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Joseph Morris Atlas is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 'Why Worry II' (42-102572) Memorial -452nd Bomber Group

Name:

Joseph Morris Atlas

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-818807

Unit:

452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1988-11-08

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, New York

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Born 12 September 1920
Co-Pilot of the B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102572 9ZN "Why Worry II" that took off from Station 142 Deopham Green in Norfolk, UK, on May 27, 1944 on a mission to bomb Strasbourg, France. The plane was hit by flak and was forced to do a belly landing in a field 1 km NE of Avoudrey, France, as it was lost and short of fuel. The entire crew survived the landing at 1320 in the afternoon. LT Atlas was taken prisoner at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia.
Later Married to Diane Atlas.