Name:
Julian Randolph Morford
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-751401
Unit:
511th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-14
State:
South Carolina
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
B
Row:
18
Grave:
17
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
Julian Randolph Morford was born on October 25, 1915, in Bethune, South Carolina. He served in the 511th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the P-47 Thunderbolt #42-26327 during World War II.
On August 14, 1944, 1Lt Morford took off from Advanced Landing Ground A-8 in Picauville, France, for an armed reconnaissance mission in Dreux. At 2:40 PM, he was shot down in a dogfight by an enemy fighter, crashing his plane near the town of Voise.
1Lt Morford is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net