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LEVINE, Morris J - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Missouri -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-770696 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
860th Bombardment Squadron,
493rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Detmold, East of Bielefeld, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 31 | 7 |
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38480 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: -
Destination: Bielefeld, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 9430
More information
2nd Lt Morris J. Levine enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 5 November 1942.#43-38480 (A/C 480), flying the No. 3 position in the high element was hit by the blast and debris of A/C 115 (#43-38115) which aircraft itself had been hit by a bomb (500 lb. G.P. - 1/10 tail - 1/40 nose fuzing) or bombs dropped from another A/C in the high element of 493rd "A" lead group.
The blast and debris from A/C 115 caused the probable destruction of #43-38480. Before the aircraft eventually exploded only two crewmembers were able to bail out in time (S/Sgt Jack Kenneth Glide, Radio Operator, and Sgt Howard S. Ortlip, Engineer/Gunner).
Both crew members survived and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Cor van den Burg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.usaafdata.com/ - USAAF Personnel Records, www.fold3.com - MACR 9429 en 9430, Casualty Questionnaire
Photo source: Jac Engels, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 44-B, Pecos, Texas