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Missing Air Crew Report 3764
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Personal File · AirmanPrisoner of War
Morris LaVerne.
Engineer / Top Turret · Of Brooklyn, NY.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt. Morris LaVerne served as flight engineer and top turret gunner aboard B-24J 42-73495 on the 8 April 1944 mission to Brunswick, Germany. He survived the loss of the aircraft when it was shot down over the Island of Schokland in the Ijsselmeer and was captured by German forces.
German prisoner transfer records confirm he was moved to Dulag Luft on 12 April 1944. His next of kin was his brother, Mr. Albert F. LaVerne, of 1765 Burnett Street, Brooklyn, New York.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Position
Engineer / Top Turret
Serial Number
14027065
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY
Missions flown.
5 catalogued · 08 Apr 1944 — 25 Feb 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.
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record