World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Harry E. Morrissy
Hometown
Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Denise Morrissy Mueller
Relationship
Grandniece
HE WAS A U.S. CITIZEN WHO ENLISTED WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN MARCH OF 1941. HE WAS PROMOTED TO FLIGHT SERGEANT AND PILOTED HALIFAX BOMBERS WITH 102ND SQUADRON IN NUMEROUS BOMBING RAIDS OVER ITALY AND GERMANY. ON DECEMBER 3, 1942, WHILE RETURNING FROM A RAID ON GERMANY, HIS BOMBER WAS SHOT DOWN BY A GERMAN ME-10. HE AND HIS CREW WERE KILLED. HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL BY ENGLAND FOR A BOMBING RAID OVER TURIN, ITALY THAT HE PARTICIPATED IN DURING NOVEMBER 1942.