Henry Grady Morris, Sr. was born on January 26, 1918 in Terrell, Texas and moved to Dallas at the age of twelve. He was graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and was employed by the First National Bank before entering the service in April 1942. He served as a Technical Sergeant and Mechanic on the B-17G #42-102552 "Horn's Hornets" aircraft, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
The plane took off from 138 Snetterton Heath, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over the oil storage facilities at Gennevilliers, a suburban area of Paris. While the B-17 inflicted major damage upon the target, Paris was surrounded with infamous flak, and two of the twenty-five B-17s were shot down, including the Horn's Hornets. His plane spun down after flak knocked off the entire tail assembly and crashed in the streets of Rue Pajol and Rue Ricquet, Paris. Seven members from his crew were Killed in Action and three were taken as prisoners.
TSGT Morris went down with the plane and was killed. His body was found in the debris of the aircraft. He is now buried in the Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.
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