Bernard D. Morelli

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

Bernard D. Morelli served as waist gunner aboard B-24J 42-50606 on the 12 October 1944 mission to Osnabruck. Born 18 July 1924.

Morelli survived the loss of the aircraft and was taken prisoner. A second supplementary German report (Casualty No. KU 3163, dated 1 February 1945) lists him as captured and held at Dulag Luft West, arriving 25 November 1944.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Rank

Staff Sergeant

Position

Waist Gunner

Serial Number

33672030

Missions flown.

2 catalogued · 12 Oct 1944 — 12 Oct 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

№

Date

Target

Aircraft