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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "M"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Charles D. Mohrle
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Near Manheim, Germany, his P-47 took
88mm direct hits in the left wing and engine.
As might be expected of a Jug, the "Touch of
Texas" kept flying despite the loss of three
cylinders, a huge portion of wing and a
hydraulic fluid fire. Without injury to its
pilot, the Jug was landed on one wheel in a
dirt field behind Allied lines. And on twelve
other missions his P-47 absorbed direct hits
from ground fire, plus a collection of small
arms ammunition that was removed from the
ship.
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Clifford H. Mone
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I had a
special hide-away during. typhoons because
most of the tents were blown down. Joe Parker also lost his life demonstrating P-47 ability at Ie Shima. My tent was the only one
on the Island with a brick fireplace. After
the peace signing I landed up as acting assistant Adj. General to General Le May.
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Anna (Flynn) Monkiewicz
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There were no decorations, no medals
indeed, nothing to distinguish Anna's service
as a Jug jockey, save perhaps a hasty landing
in Goldsboro, North Carolina when the cockpit of her Jug began unaccountably to fill
with raw gasoline. At 800' bailing out was out
of the question; she circled back and landed,
departing the ship before it stopped rolling.
(no fire, but badly burned feet and ankles
from the high octane gas.)
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Jacques de Monplanet
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Ecole Speciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in
1939, commissioned Sous-lieutenant de
Armee de l'Air in 1940. After Armistice in
June of the same year, flies as a Navigator-
Bomber on Douglas DB 7 in Algeria. Resumes
the courses to become a pilot after the landing of Allied troops in Africa. Graduated July
1943. Coastal Command in Mediterranee
with the Groupe 'La Fayette", Escadrille des
"Sioux" flying P40. Turned P47 in March
1944, with his squadron, from an Airfield in
Corsica is engaged in "Operation Strangle"
in Italy, then supports the allied landing of
Toulon in August 1944 and goes on dive-bombing,
close-support and armed-recco till
May 8, 1945.
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Jack Harland Morgan
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I had a few "hairy" missions in the Jug but
the worst was just before the war was over.
During a strafing mission along the Po River
I was hit with some 40mm stuff and my plane
caught fire. The fire was in the wheel well and
blew out when I lowered the gear. I went for
an emergency landing at a front line British
base and landed with no hydraulics, no flaps
and a flat tire on the right side.....
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Philander Dean Morgan
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On 22 Feb. '45, near Karlsruhe, Germany, he was number four of a four plane flight
which had just dive bombed and was preparing to fire rockets at rail targets. They were
bounced by twelve-plus Me 109's and FW
190's. He spotted the bandits, broke the
flight to the left while dropping belly tank
and rocket tubes, and destroyed 2 Me 109's
and an FW 190.
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Joseph A Morris
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Joe was determined to join the Air Force. (Army Air Corps) His desire to fly airplanes was his goal in life. While yet in High School, he approached Clyde Ice, the owner and director of the Belle Fourche S. Dak. Air Field, about jumping out of a plane with a parachute. Clyde agreed to let Joe do it at the July fourth celebration. When Joe appeared and was ready for the jump, Clyde tried to dissuade him, realizing the risk. One of his excuses was it would cost $5.00, which Joe didn't have as that was "real money" in those days. Harry Turner (Joe's future brother-in-law) stepped forward with the five and Clyde relented and Joe made the jump. Not knowing how to maneuver the chute, he survived with only a skinned cheek.
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Raymond W. Morris
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Flew P-47 aircraft with the
362nd Fighter group, 379th Squadron, in
the Ninth Air Force. 85 missions with
victory. Most of our combat activity was
close support for Patton's Third Army.
Released from active. duty in October: 1945
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Robert E. Morrison
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Bob flew 42
missions, mostly against ground targets, prior
to VE Day and remained with the Squadron
preparing for the invasion of Japan. The
Japanese surrendered while the Squadron
was enroute to the Pacific Theater and they
returned to the U.S. where he was released
from active duty in November, 1945.
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Nero Moura
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In
1939/40 he was General Commander of the
instructors in the Army Aviation School
From 1941/44 was the President's pilot
and Operation Officer of the Air Ministry
Cabinet, at the time when the Brazilian Air
Force was founded in 1941. In December
1943 was assigned Commandant of the 1st
Fighter Group. He took a fighter course in
Orlando, Florida, at the School of Applied
Tactical of AAF and Panama where he flew
P-40 then was assigned for Canal Zone
Defense.
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