World War II Honoree

Morgan Rene Fowle

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Washington, District Of Columbia

Honored By

Morgan Rene Fowle

1942-1946, PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SCHOOL, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. PRATT AND WHITNEY ENGINE SPECIALIST SCHOOL, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. SERVED AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC FOR 'Avenger' torpedo-bomber, TORPEDO SQUADRON, VMFB-233, VMFB-943, VMF-115, VMF-123, VMF-124 AND VMF-214 (LATER KNOWN AS BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON). FLEW IN 'Avenger' torpedo-bomber AIRCRAFT AND WOULD GO ON FLIGHTS; ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROLS OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN. DUTIES WHILE ON FLIGHTS WOULD ENTAIL BEING A GUNNER OR RADARMAN. PRIMARY JOB WAS TO SERVICE AND PERFORM MECHANICAL REPAIRS ON THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT; 'Avenger' torpedo-bomber, F-4U (CORSAIRS) AND F-6F (HELLCATS) AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER TYPES OF AIRCRAFT. JOB TITLE WAS PLANE CAPTAIN AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICING OF AS MANY AS 7 AIRCRAFT.