Serviceman
Bernard C Morrison
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 16151971
- Rank
- s/sgt (11 June 1944), SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (10 July 1944), Sgt (18 July 1944)
- Hometown
- PICKFORD MI; Pickford MI
- Also written
- Bernard Morrison
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Missions placed on him
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1037 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1040 | SSGT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1743 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
- MACR 6976 · 42-97671 · 18 July 1944 · mission 51, 18 July 1944
Morning reports
1 entry, first 11 June 1944, last 11 June 1944; grades seen: s/sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-06-11 816th: 161604.00 Gathrie 5 EM fr I/D San s/sgt Spirito Rest Camp to dy. 48 EM fr DS (SECRET) to dy 33
National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 234
Statements, mentions and histories
- 2 more statements from MACR 6976 are on the loss record.
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