Melvin M. Morrison.
328th Squadron · Of Oil City, PA.
The Man Behind the Name
Trained as aircraft gunner; assigned to 93rd Bomb Group at Hardwick. First mission March 2, 1944. On March 3, 1944 was involved in a crash on takeoff that killed three crew members; recuperated from injuries and returned to combat as a replacement gunner. Completed 30 missions on Sept. 26, 1944, then worked in supply on base.
Service record.
Missions flown.
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.
Before and after.
Born Dec. 23, 1920 in Oil City, PA. Enlisted in USAAC on Oct. 12, 1942 in Akron, OH. Trained as an aircraft gunner.
After finishing 30 missions (Sept. 26, 1944), stayed on base working in supply. Returned to States on the Queen Mary, arriving March 11, 1945. Discharged Sept. 7, 1945. Returned to Akron and worked in the rubber industries. Married Violet Hutchinson; two children, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild.