World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Morris Henry Flados
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sargent County, North Dakota
Honored By
Michael Glaze
Relationship
Cousin of Pilot
HE WAS PART OF A 12-MEMBER CREW IN A B-24 LIBERATOR ("THE BOLD SEA ROVER") ASSIGNED TO THE 861ST BOMBER SQUADRON, 493RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP. HE WAS THE BOMBARDIER IN THE LEAD PLANE ON A MISSION TO BOMB A GERMAN AIR BASE IN ROYE-AMY, FRANCE, WHEN HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER ASSAINVILLERS ON 18 AUGUST 1944. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS. He is buried/memorialized at Plot B, Row 4, Grave 17, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.