Name | Morton, Cecil Gordon ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 15080142 ‡ |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 13 April 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Michigan |
Decorations | Awardedthe Purple Heart medal for wounds received on 12 August 1943 per General Orders #92, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Wing dated 25 August 1943. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3869⇓ (24.961 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Flt. Ofcr. Bishop, Charles W, "CHICK"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Yee, Wilbert Y K⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Morton, Cecil Gordon | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Edman, Bruno Edwin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Kalas, Joseph Markus⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Parks, Howard David⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Kelly, Leonard Joseph⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Yeater, James Thomas⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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3⇗ | 26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑30030⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑3222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
10⇗ | 25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑30030⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 1435 hrs at Splasher 5 because prop on #2 engine ran away. Sortie Report⇗ |
14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑30039⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
75⇗ | 16 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
77⇗ | 19 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑29809⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑31166⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
80⇗ | 23 March 1944 |
Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
81⇗ | 24 March 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
85⇗ | 29 March 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Nuthampstead, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron lead, low group. Turned back at 1013 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41st Combat Wing A lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Lindenfels, Germany. MACR 3869 Sortie Report⇗ |