Morris Magnuson
Morris W. Magnuson, 2007
Branch of Service: Air Force
Rank: Captain; Reserves - Lieutenant Colonel
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:45 - Enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a fighter pilot
1:55 - A childhood dream of flying planes
3:01 - Flight School
4:55 - Perception of war
6:01 - "Kill or Be Killed"
11:00 - Injured on a mission
15:07 - Became a prisoner of war
16:45 - Landed with a parachute after being shot down
20:22 - Family receives word of MIA
21:29 - Landed in New York Harbor
22:24 - Experience of being POW
23:25 - Wants to share war stories with high schools
25:43 - Life after the war
Morris W. Magnuson Obituary
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.
Images Provided by Morris W. Magnuson
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My Very Own Special P-47, 7U-N, by Morris W. Magnuson (Click)
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