World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Max E. Morse
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Elmwood, Illinois
Honored By
Jennifer Janson Kirby
Relationship
Friend
HE SERVED WITH THE 20TH ARMY AIR FORCES, 314TH BOMB WING, 29TH BOMB GROUP, 6TH BOMB SQUAD STATIONED AT THE NORTH FIELD, GUAM. HE SERVED AS A GUNNER IN THE REAR OF A B-29 AIRCRAFT. ON HIS CREW'S 13TH MISSION, THEY HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND THE B-29 CRASHED COMING IN FOR A LANDING. HE SURVIVED AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH.