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MORSE, Robert B - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-712205 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
559th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Zweibrücken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 22 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lyle J. Morse (father)
Jessie M. Morse (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-31662 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Old Crow
Destination: Zweibrücken, Germany
MACR: 10826
More information
2nd Lt Robert B. Morse joined the Regular Army in Boston, Massachusetts on 16 October 1942.He attended high school for 4 years.
Statement from S/Sgt Warren H. Rathbun:
"I saw 662 off to the right of our ship with the left engine smoking. It dropped down a little, slipped over underneath us, and kept going straight ahead. As we turned, 662 seemed to be under control, and before it got out of my sight, the left engine had stopped smoking. It was about to go into the overcast when it went out of my sight, but it was still under control. I also noted that part of the cowling had blown off. I did not see any parachutes."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy