1/Lt. Grady Morris


(F. Birtciel)

1/Lt. Grady Morris

343rd FS - December 1944 - 19 February 1945 (Prisoner of War)

Assigned Aircraft

P-51D CY-Y 44-14235 "Pinky/Li'l Jan" (K. Esberger)
P-51D CY-A 44-14298 "Pink"

Mission History

Not Known

Mission List

Not Known

Air Scores 1-0-0
Ground Scores 0-0
Score Detail 24 December 1944  FW-190 destroyed (air) S/Frankfurt
Notes Born in Savannah, Georgia, 23 September 1924.
Lt. Morris was hit by flak at Lippstadt and bailed out 20 miles west of Hamm, Germany.
Lt. Morris was imprisoned at Nuremberg and after a march, in Stalag Luft VII A at Moosburg.
MACR No. 12497
Lost in P-51D CY-A 44-14298 "Pink".
February 1945 - Awarded 1st Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal
February 1945 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant
Memories  
Additional Photos Lt. Morris's medals (L-R) Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Lt. Morris' medals (Back) (L-R) Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal
Lt. Morris' medals (Back) (L-R) Air Medal, Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross
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