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MORRISSY, Terrance Francis - Date of
birth
unknown -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31356271 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Aerial Gunner -
Unit
668th Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Fontainebleau, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 67 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James F. Morrissy (father)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-565 -
Data
Type: A-20K-15-DO
Destination: Arbonne, France
Mission: Training
MACR: Not available
More information
There was one training accident during the month. While on a practice bombing mission on the 10th November, an A-20, piloted by 2nd Lt Richard C. Miles of the 668th Bomb Sq (L), crashed about three miles south of Fontainebleau. The plane was seen to break through a low overcast in an unconventional spin--possibly an inverted spin. It struck the ground and was almost completely demolished. No one was seen getting out of the plane although the body of Cpll Samuel A. Pepe was found 500 yards from the crash, evidently thrown clear of the plane during the spin. There was no evidence of engine failure. Lt Miles, his bombardier-navigator, 2d Lt William G. Kelly, and the two gunners, Cpl Pepe and Cpl Terrance F. Morrissey, were all killed.Cpl Terrance F. Morrissy is remembered at Stele Forest of Fontainebleau, France.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.416th.com/Memorials/668-MilesRichard_Memorial.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy