Staff Sergeant Everett Smith Morrison, Army serial number 15406190, was born at Sciotoville, a neighborhood of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, on September 16, 1925. His army buddies called him Pete. He was probably an only child. His parents were Everett Smith Morrison (29 Jan 1900 – 2 Feb 1972), who was born at Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio (just east of Wheelersburg); and Martha A. (Pettry) Morrison (10 Mar 1905 – Jan 1978), who was born in Pennsylvania. His parents married about 1924 and lived initially at New Boston (Portsmouth), Ohio. The family lived at several places near Portsmouth, including New Boston, Sciotoville, and Wheelersburg, all in the Ohio River valley. In 1918 his father was a farmer. By 1920 his father worked in the steel industry and was a pipefitter, millwright, and maintenance man in a steel mill.
He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1942, and registered for the draft at Portsmouth, Ohio in September 1943. He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighed 117 pounds, and had blue eyes and brown hair. Before entering the service he was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railway and completed one year of college. He was single when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Lockbourne Army Air Base, Columbus, Ohio on September 15, 1943. His home of record was Rural Route 2, Sciotoville, Scioto County, Ohio, his mother's address in 1944.
He completed Army Air Forces aerial gunnery training and was assigned as ball turret gunner on the heavy bomber crew of Lt Lloyd W. Kersten. The Kersten crew completed B-17 operational training at Dyersburg Army Air Base, Tennessee, and was assigned to the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The crew arrived at Station 137 by July 24, 1944 and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. Here is Lt Kersten's crew roster on November 30, 1944:
B-17G 43-37877 – 836th Bomb Squadron
• Kersten, Lloyd W – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Gerland, Henry E – 1/Lt – Copilot – KIA
• Hyland Jr, James W – 1/Lt – Navigator – POW
• Ritchhart, Warren H – 1/Lt – Bombardier – POW
• Eberhart, John D – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
• Shegal, Arnold R – T/Sgt – Engineer – KIA
• Morrison, Everett S – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – KIA
• Sullivan, Maurice J – S/Sgt – Tail Gunner – KIA
• Miller, Joseph M – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – KIA
S/Sgt Morrison and six of his crewmates were killed in action on November 30, 1944, when their aircraft, B-17G 43-37877, was shot down by flak. The target was the large I. G. Farben synthetic oil refinery at Leuna (called Leuna Werke) near Merseburg, Germany. Lt Kersten flew in the #8 position of the Low Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group, which led the 4th Wing on this mission. As the 487th Bomb Group formation approached the initial point of the bomb run near Triptis, the radar set in the lead ship malfunctioned, and the deputy lead ship took over the lead for a visual run. The bombardier in that ship couldn't pick out the Leuna refinery through the smokescreen and the flak, so he chose to drop on what was thought to be a refinery in the vicinity of Zeitz. At 1:15 PM, just after bombs away, Lt Kersten's B-17 received direct flak hits at about 51°06'N, 12°05'E in the vicinity of Theißen and Nonnewitz, north of Zeitz. The aircraft was set on fire near the right wing root and engine number 3, and flames enveloped and extended past the tail. The aircraft was last seen spinning at about 51°25'N, 11°50'E, about seven miles southwest of Halle, Germany. Observers reported that a wing came off in the spin, and the aircraft exploded at low altitude. Lts Hyland and Ritchhart bailed out before the aircraft exploded and survived as prisoners of war.
S/Sgt Morrison was buried by German Police at the town cemetery of Deuben, Germany on December 5, 1944. His remains were disinterred at Deuben in July 1945, and moved to the U.S. Military Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France—now called Lorraine American Cemetery—where they were permanently reinterred in Plot J, Row 22, Grave 35. Four of his crewmates are also buried at Lorraine American Cemetery.
His awards include the Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1910 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Vernon Township. Morrison, Edward. Apr 1910 (his father's father)
3. 1920 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Clay Township; New Boston Village. Morrison, Frank. 15 Jan 1920 (his father's brother; his father lived in this household)
4. 1930 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Porter Township. Morrison, Everett. Apr 1930 (his father)
5. 1940 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Porter Township; Wheelersburg. Morrison, Everett. 14 Apr 1940 (his father)
6. American Battle Monuments Commission
7. Arizona Republic. Obituary of Everett Morrison. Phoenix AZ, 4 Feb 1972, page 34 (his father; lived at Tombstone AZ; died at Bisbee AZ on 2 Feb 1972)
8. de Jong, Ivo. The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H). Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
9. Enlistment Record of Everett S. Morrison
10. Everett S. Morrison (1925 – 1944) in John Kiesler family tree at ancestry.com; and Orsborn family tree at ancestry.com
11. Library of Congress Veterans History Project: James W. Hyland Collection (navigator on the Lloyd W. Kersten crew; confirms crew training at Dyersburg, Tennessee)
12. Morris, Hugh. Personal correspondence. Feb 2021 (son of Everett Smith Morrison)
13. Ohio, County Births: Everett Morrison (his father) was born at Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio on 29 Jan 1900 (date agrees with SSDI, but 1900 US Census and WWI draft registration say Dec 1899)
14. Schilling, Stephan Rolf. Location of photo showing B-17G 43-37877 going down (See the 487BG facebook thread started by John Whyte on 4 May 2016.)
15. Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
16. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11154; and supporting 487th Bomb Group intelligence report
17. U.S. City Directories, 1822–1995 (ancestry.com): Portsmouth OH directories, 1920–1939
18. U.S. Department of the Army, Adjutant General Office, Technical Records Section. Individual Deceased Personnel File of Joseph M. Miller, 11057709 (his crewmate)
19. U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949 (ancestry.com)
20. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945
21. U.S. War Department. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel. Washington, D.C., June 1946
22. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947 (ancestry.com)
23. World War I Draft Registration of Everett Smith Morrison. 12 Sep 1918 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1942, and registered for the draft at Portsmouth, Ohio in September 1943. He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighed 117 pounds, and had blue eyes and brown hair. Before entering the service he was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railway and completed one year of college. He was single when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Lockbourne Army Air Base, Columbus, Ohio on September 15, 1943. His home of record was Rural Route 2, Sciotoville, Scioto County, Ohio, his mother's address in 1944.
He completed Army Air Forces aerial gunnery training and was assigned as ball turret gunner on the heavy bomber crew of Lt Lloyd W. Kersten. The Kersten crew completed B-17 operational training at Dyersburg Army Air Base, Tennessee, and was assigned to the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The crew arrived at Station 137 by July 24, 1944 and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. Here is Lt Kersten's crew roster on November 30, 1944:
B-17G 43-37877 – 836th Bomb Squadron
• Kersten, Lloyd W – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Gerland, Henry E – 1/Lt – Copilot – KIA
• Hyland Jr, James W – 1/Lt – Navigator – POW
• Ritchhart, Warren H – 1/Lt – Bombardier – POW
• Eberhart, John D – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
• Shegal, Arnold R – T/Sgt – Engineer – KIA
• Morrison, Everett S – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – KIA
• Sullivan, Maurice J – S/Sgt – Tail Gunner – KIA
• Miller, Joseph M – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – KIA
S/Sgt Morrison and six of his crewmates were killed in action on November 30, 1944, when their aircraft, B-17G 43-37877, was shot down by flak. The target was the large I. G. Farben synthetic oil refinery at Leuna (called Leuna Werke) near Merseburg, Germany. Lt Kersten flew in the #8 position of the Low Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group, which led the 4th Wing on this mission. As the 487th Bomb Group formation approached the initial point of the bomb run near Triptis, the radar set in the lead ship malfunctioned, and the deputy lead ship took over the lead for a visual run. The bombardier in that ship couldn't pick out the Leuna refinery through the smokescreen and the flak, so he chose to drop on what was thought to be a refinery in the vicinity of Zeitz. At 1:15 PM, just after bombs away, Lt Kersten's B-17 received direct flak hits at about 51°06'N, 12°05'E in the vicinity of Theißen and Nonnewitz, north of Zeitz. The aircraft was set on fire near the right wing root and engine number 3, and flames enveloped and extended past the tail. The aircraft was last seen spinning at about 51°25'N, 11°50'E, about seven miles southwest of Halle, Germany. Observers reported that a wing came off in the spin, and the aircraft exploded at low altitude. Lts Hyland and Ritchhart bailed out before the aircraft exploded and survived as prisoners of war.
S/Sgt Morrison was buried by German Police at the town cemetery of Deuben, Germany on December 5, 1944. His remains were disinterred at Deuben in July 1945, and moved to the U.S. Military Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France—now called Lorraine American Cemetery—where they were permanently reinterred in Plot J, Row 22, Grave 35. Four of his crewmates are also buried at Lorraine American Cemetery.
His awards include the Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1910 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Vernon Township. Morrison, Edward. Apr 1910 (his father's father)
3. 1920 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Clay Township; New Boston Village. Morrison, Frank. 15 Jan 1920 (his father's brother; his father lived in this household)
4. 1930 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Porter Township. Morrison, Everett. Apr 1930 (his father)
5. 1940 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Porter Township; Wheelersburg. Morrison, Everett. 14 Apr 1940 (his father)
6. American Battle Monuments Commission
7. Arizona Republic. Obituary of Everett Morrison. Phoenix AZ, 4 Feb 1972, page 34 (his father; lived at Tombstone AZ; died at Bisbee AZ on 2 Feb 1972)
8. de Jong, Ivo. The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H). Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
9. Enlistment Record of Everett S. Morrison
10. Everett S. Morrison (1925 – 1944) in John Kiesler family tree at ancestry.com; and Orsborn family tree at ancestry.com
11. Library of Congress Veterans History Project: James W. Hyland Collection (navigator on the Lloyd W. Kersten crew; confirms crew training at Dyersburg, Tennessee)
12. Morris, Hugh. Personal correspondence. Feb 2021 (son of Everett Smith Morrison)
13. Ohio, County Births: Everett Morrison (his father) was born at Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio on 29 Jan 1900 (date agrees with SSDI, but 1900 US Census and WWI draft registration say Dec 1899)
14. Schilling, Stephan Rolf. Location of photo showing B-17G 43-37877 going down (See the 487BG facebook thread started by John Whyte on 4 May 2016.)
15. Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
16. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11154; and supporting 487th Bomb Group intelligence report
17. U.S. City Directories, 1822–1995 (ancestry.com): Portsmouth OH directories, 1920–1939
18. U.S. Department of the Army, Adjutant General Office, Technical Records Section. Individual Deceased Personnel File of Joseph M. Miller, 11057709 (his crewmate)
19. U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949 (ancestry.com)
20. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945
21. U.S. War Department. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel. Washington, D.C., June 1946
22. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947 (ancestry.com)
23. World War I Draft Registration of Everett Smith Morrison. 12 Sep 1918 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
Staff Sergeant Everett Smith Morrison, Army serial number 15406190, was born at Sciotoville, a neighborhood of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, on September 16, 1925. His army buddies called him Pete. He was probably an only child. His parents were Everett Smith Morrison (29 Jan 1900 – 2 Feb 1972), who was born at Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio (just east of Wheelersburg); and Martha A. (Pettry) Morrison (10 Mar 1905 – Jan 1978), who was born in Pennsylvania. His parents married about 1924 and lived initially at New Boston (Portsmouth), Ohio. The family lived at several places near Portsmouth, including New Boston, Sciotoville, and Wheelersburg, all in the Ohio River valley. In 1918 his father was a farmer. By 1920 his father worked in the steel industry and was a pipefitter, millwright, and maintenance man in a steel mill.
He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1942, and registered for the draft at Portsmouth, Ohio in September 1943. He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighed 117 pounds, and had blue eyes and brown hair. Before entering the service he was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railway and completed one year of college. He was single when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Lockbourne Army Air Base, Columbus, Ohio on September 15, 1943. His home of record was Rural Route 2, Sciotoville, Scioto County, Ohio, his mother's address in 1944.
He completed Army Air Forces aerial gunnery training and was assigned as ball turret gunner on the heavy bomber crew of Lt Lloyd W. Kersten. The Kersten crew completed B-17 operational training at Dyersburg Army Air Base, Tennessee, and was assigned to the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The crew arrived at Station 137 by July 24, 1944 and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. Here is Lt Kersten's crew roster on November 30, 1944:
B-17G 43-37877 – 836th Bomb Squadron
• Kersten, Lloyd W – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Gerland, Henry E – 1/Lt – Copilot – KIA
• Hyland Jr, James W – 1/Lt – Navigator – POW
• Ritchhart, Warren H – 1/Lt – Bombardier – POW
• Eberhart, John D – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
• Shegal, Arnold R – T/Sgt – Engineer – KIA
• Morrison, Everett S – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – KIA
• Sullivan, Maurice J – S/Sgt – Tail Gunner – KIA
• Miller, Joseph M – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – KIA
S/Sgt Morrison and six of his crewmates were killed in action on November 30, 1944, when their aircraft, B-17G 43-37877, was shot down by flak. The target was the large I. G. Farben synthetic oil refinery at Leuna (called Leuna Werke) near Merseburg, Germany. Lt Kersten flew in the #8 position of the Low Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group, which led the 4th Wing on this mission. As the 487th Bomb Group formation approached the initial point of the bomb run near Triptis, the radar set in the lead ship malfunctioned, and the deputy lead ship took over the lead for a visual run. The bombardier in that ship couldn't pick out the Leuna refinery through the smokescreen and the flak, so he chose to drop on what was thought to be a refinery in the vicinity of Zeitz. At 1:15 PM, just after bombs away, Lt Kersten's B-17 received direct flak hits at about 51°06'N, 12°05'E in the vicinity of Theißen and Nonnewitz, north of Zeitz. The aircraft was set on fire near the right wing root and engine number 3, and flames enveloped and extended past the tail. The aircraft was last seen spinning at about 51°25'N, 11°50'E, about seven miles southwest of Halle, Germany. Observers reported that a wing came off in the spin, and the aircraft exploded at low altitude. Lts Hyland and Ritchhart bailed out before the aircraft exploded and survived as prisoners of war.
S/Sgt Morrison was buried by German Police at the town cemetery of Deuben, Germany on December 5, 1944. His remains were disinterred at Deuben in July 1945, and moved to the U.S. Military Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France—now called Lorraine American Cemetery—where they were permanently reinterred in Plot J, Row 22, Grave 35. Four of his crewmates are also buried at Lorraine American Cemetery.
His awards include the Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1910 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Vernon Township. Morrison, Edward. Apr 1910 (his father's father)
3. 1920 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Clay Township; New Boston Village. Morrison, Frank. 15 Jan 1920 (his father's brother; his father lived in this household)
4. 1930 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Porter Township. Morrison, Everett. Apr 1930 (his father)
5. 1940 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Porter Township; Wheelersburg. Morrison, Everett. 14 Apr 1940 (his father)
6. American Battle Monuments Commission
7. Arizona Republic. Obituary of Everett Morrison. Phoenix AZ, 4 Feb 1972, page 34 (his father; lived at Tombstone AZ; died at Bisbee AZ on 2 Feb 1972)
8. de Jong, Ivo. The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H). Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
9. Enlistment Record of Everett S. Morrison
10. Everett S. Morrison (1925 – 1944) in John Kiesler family tree at ancestry.com; and Orsborn family tree at ancestry.com
11. Library of Congress Veterans History Project: James W. Hyland Collection (navigator on the Lloyd W. Kersten crew; confirms crew training at Dyersburg, Tennessee)
12. Morris, Hugh. Personal correspondence. Feb 2021 (son of Everett Smith Morrison)
13. Ohio, County Births: Everett Morrison (his father) was born at Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio on 29 Jan 1900 (date agrees with SSDI, but 1900 US Census and WWI draft registration say Dec 1899)
14. Schilling, Stephan Rolf. Location of photo showing B-17G 43-37877 going down (See the 487BG facebook thread started by John Whyte on 4 May 2016.)
15. Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
16. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11154; and supporting 487th Bomb Group intelligence report
17. U.S. City Directories, 1822–1995 (ancestry.com): Portsmouth OH directories, 1920–1939
18. U.S. Department of the Army, Adjutant General Office, Technical Records Section. Individual Deceased Personnel File of Joseph M. Miller, 11057709 (his crewmate)
19. U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949 (ancestry.com)
20. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945
21. U.S. War Department. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel. Washington, D.C., June 1946
22. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947 (ancestry.com)
23. World War I Draft Registration of Everett Smith Morrison. 12 Sep 1918 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1942, and registered for the draft at Portsmouth, Ohio in September 1943. He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighed 117 pounds, and had blue eyes and brown hair. Before entering the service he was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railway and completed one year of college. He was single when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at Lockbourne Army Air Base, Columbus, Ohio on September 15, 1943. His home of record was Rural Route 2, Sciotoville, Scioto County, Ohio, his mother's address in 1944.
He completed Army Air Forces aerial gunnery training and was assigned as ball turret gunner on the heavy bomber crew of Lt Lloyd W. Kersten. The Kersten crew completed B-17 operational training at Dyersburg Army Air Base, Tennessee, and was assigned to the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, at Army Air Forces Station 137 near Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The crew arrived at Station 137 by July 24, 1944 and became part of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force in Europe. Here is Lt Kersten's crew roster on November 30, 1944:
B-17G 43-37877 – 836th Bomb Squadron
• Kersten, Lloyd W – 1/Lt – Pilot – KIA
• Gerland, Henry E – 1/Lt – Copilot – KIA
• Hyland Jr, James W – 1/Lt – Navigator – POW
• Ritchhart, Warren H – 1/Lt – Bombardier – POW
• Eberhart, John D – T/Sgt – Radio Operator – KIA
• Shegal, Arnold R – T/Sgt – Engineer – KIA
• Morrison, Everett S – S/Sgt – Ball Turret Gunner – KIA
• Sullivan, Maurice J – S/Sgt – Tail Gunner – KIA
• Miller, Joseph M – S/Sgt – Waist Gunner – KIA
S/Sgt Morrison and six of his crewmates were killed in action on November 30, 1944, when their aircraft, B-17G 43-37877, was shot down by flak. The target was the large I. G. Farben synthetic oil refinery at Leuna (called Leuna Werke) near Merseburg, Germany. Lt Kersten flew in the #8 position of the Low Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group, which led the 4th Wing on this mission. As the 487th Bomb Group formation approached the initial point of the bomb run near Triptis, the radar set in the lead ship malfunctioned, and the deputy lead ship took over the lead for a visual run. The bombardier in that ship couldn't pick out the Leuna refinery through the smokescreen and the flak, so he chose to drop on what was thought to be a refinery in the vicinity of Zeitz. At 1:15 PM, just after bombs away, Lt Kersten's B-17 received direct flak hits at about 51°06'N, 12°05'E in the vicinity of Theißen and Nonnewitz, north of Zeitz. The aircraft was set on fire near the right wing root and engine number 3, and flames enveloped and extended past the tail. The aircraft was last seen spinning at about 51°25'N, 11°50'E, about seven miles southwest of Halle, Germany. Observers reported that a wing came off in the spin, and the aircraft exploded at low altitude. Lts Hyland and Ritchhart bailed out before the aircraft exploded and survived as prisoners of war.
S/Sgt Morrison was buried by German Police at the town cemetery of Deuben, Germany on December 5, 1944. His remains were disinterred at Deuben in July 1945, and moved to the U.S. Military Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France—now called Lorraine American Cemetery—where they were permanently reinterred in Plot J, Row 22, Grave 35. Four of his crewmates are also buried at Lorraine American Cemetery.
His awards include the Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart.
Sources:
1. 487th Bomb Group Association
2. 1910 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Vernon Township. Morrison, Edward. Apr 1910 (his father's father)
3. 1920 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Clay Township; New Boston Village. Morrison, Frank. 15 Jan 1920 (his father's brother; his father lived in this household)
4. 1930 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Porter Township. Morrison, Everett. Apr 1930 (his father)
5. 1940 US Census; Ohio; Scioto County; Porter Township; Wheelersburg. Morrison, Everett. 14 Apr 1940 (his father)
6. American Battle Monuments Commission
7. Arizona Republic. Obituary of Everett Morrison. Phoenix AZ, 4 Feb 1972, page 34 (his father; lived at Tombstone AZ; died at Bisbee AZ on 2 Feb 1972)
8. de Jong, Ivo. The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H). Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
9. Enlistment Record of Everett S. Morrison
10. Everett S. Morrison (1925 – 1944) in John Kiesler family tree at ancestry.com; and Orsborn family tree at ancestry.com
11. Library of Congress Veterans History Project: James W. Hyland Collection (navigator on the Lloyd W. Kersten crew; confirms crew training at Dyersburg, Tennessee)
12. Morris, Hugh. Personal correspondence. Feb 2021 (son of Everett Smith Morrison)
13. Ohio, County Births: Everett Morrison (his father) was born at Vernon Township, Scioto County, Ohio on 29 Jan 1900 (date agrees with SSDI, but 1900 US Census and WWI draft registration say Dec 1899)
14. Schilling, Stephan Rolf. Location of photo showing B-17G 43-37877 going down (See the 487BG facebook thread started by John Whyte on 4 May 2016.)
15. Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
16. U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report 11154; and supporting 487th Bomb Group intelligence report
17. U.S. City Directories, 1822–1995 (ancestry.com): Portsmouth OH directories, 1920–1939
18. U.S. Department of the Army, Adjutant General Office, Technical Records Section. Individual Deceased Personnel File of Joseph M. Miller, 11057709 (his crewmate)
19. U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949 (ancestry.com)
20. U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939–1945
21. U.S. War Department. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel. Washington, D.C., June 1946
22. U.S. World War II Draft Cards, Young Men, 1940–1947 (ancestry.com)
23. World War I Draft Registration of Everett Smith Morrison. 12 Sep 1918 (his father)
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
Inscription
EVERETT S. MORRISON
S SGT 836 BOMB SQ 487 BOMB GP (H)
OHIO NOV 30 1944
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