Name:
Morris Margolis
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-823413
Unit:
37th Bomber Squadron, 17th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-10-12
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Florence American Military Cemetery, Florence Italy
Plot:
A
Row:
6
Grave:
47
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart
Comments:
Morris Margolis was born in New York in 1923; He served as on a B-26G (43-34393) on October 12, 1944 as the Co-pilot. On that day his unit, the 37th Bomber Squadron of the 17th Bomber Group flying from Corsica participated on a bombing attacked of a bridge south of Bologna, Italy. The plane was piloted by 2LT Thomas Hughes. On the return trip, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons, but possibly due to Anti-Aircraft fire. The entire crew perished in the crash (Missing Aircraft Report {MACR} 9061). A plaque was placed by the son of one of the crew with the help of the Italian community of Roccalbenga (Tuscany) in the neighborhood of Usi to remember their sacrifice of the crew.