Robert K. Morgan Military person

Robert Knight Morgan (July 31, 1918 – May 15, 2004) was a Colonel and a Command Pilot in the United States Air Force from Asheville, North Carolina. During World War II, while a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Forces, Morgan was a bomber pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European theater and the aircraft commander of the B-17 Flying Fortress, Memphis Belle, flying 25 missions. After completing his European tour, Morgan flew another 26 combat missions in the B-29 Superfortress against Japan in the Pacific Theater.

Personal facts

Robert K. Morgan
Birth dateJuly 31, 1918
Birth place
Asheville North Carolina
Date of deathMay 15, 2004
Place of death
Asheville North Carolina

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Military person

award
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations
World War II
service start1941
service end1965

Robert K. Morgan on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.chriskern.net/essay/memphisBelle.html
  2. http://www.memphis-belle.com
  3. http://www.memphis-belle.com/biography.htm