First Lieutenant Robert Warren Morse, Jr. | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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Robert Warren Morse, Jr.

Graduating Class of 1940
Served in World War II
Attached photograph of First Lieutenant Morse

First Lieutenant
Robert Warren Morse, Jr.

Army
551st Bombardment Squadron
385th Bomber Group
Heavy

Hometown

Madison, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

North Sea

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Unknown

More About First Lieutenant Morse

First Lieutenant Morse enlisted 05 Aug 1941. It was noted at the time of his enlistment that he was employed in the manufacture of automobiles.

1st Lt. Morse was declared Missing In Action when his B-17 collided with B-17G (#42-39938) and crashed into the North Sea off Texel, Holland. He is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetary, Cambridgeshire, England.