World War II Honoree

William Henry Morgan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Honored By

Jan Bos

FIRST LIEUTENANT, WAS NAVIGATOR ONBOARD C-47 41-18511 OF THE 36TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 316TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP. HIS UNIT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION HUSKY II (11 JULY 1943) IN SICILY, DROPPING PARATROOPERS OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. THE AIRPLANE WAS SHOT DOWN BY FRIENDLY FIRE AND DITCHED IN SEA. HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED BY THE USS GHERARDI AND HE RECEIVED A BURIAL AT SEA. HE IS MEMORIALIZED ON THE WALL OF MISSING OF THE SICILY ROME CEMETERY, NETTUNO, ITALY.