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Personal info

Full name
MORBY, Roy Spriggs
Date of birth
27 July 1925
Age
18
Place of birth
Coalville, Summit County, Utah
Hometown
Kootenai, Bonner County, Idaho

Military service

Service number
19172112
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 March 1944
Place of death
Einwinkel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 4 6

Immediate family

Members
Zenos E. Morby (father)
Ida N. (Spriggs) Morby (mother)
Conrad Morby (brother)
Peggy Morby (sister)
Ethel Morby (brother)
Edna Morby (sister)
Ruby Morby (sister)
Deanne Morby (sister)
Lela Morby (sister)
Della Morby (sister)
Ida M. Morby (sister)
Pearl Morby (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-39892
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Erkner , Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken (VKF) ball bearing plant
MACR: 3223

More information

S/Sgt Royy S. Morby volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Salt Lake City, Utah on 28 November 1942.

The aircraft was hit by flak and the pilot aborted the mission due to engine trouble. Later it was attacked by 2 FW-190's, probably killing Sgt Morby. The plane exploded and crashed at Einwinkel, 7 miles west of Osterburg, Germany.

Six crew members survived and were taken prisoner, four were killed.

S/Sgt Morby flew 9 missions.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, MACR 3223, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com