George Edgar Morris

United States Air Force Security Forces — JBSA-Lackland, TX

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch April 3, 1956

Age 35

The Vigil Panel 91 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 40

Incident

Captain George Morris was killed when the tire on an RB-66 Destroyer Tactical Light Bomber exploded at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.

He was in his office when he was alerted to the tire fire on the bomber, which had just landed on the east-west runway. He responded to the scene of the fire with other members of the Air Police. Moments after the base fire department extinguished the fire, the wheel exploded. A piece of the wheel assembly that was dislodged in the explosion struck Captain Morris.

Captain Morris was a WWII veteran and had served in the Air Force for 13 years and was the provost marshal of the Kirtland AFB Air Police.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, and parents.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Captain Morris served with the United States Air Force Security Forces.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Air Force Security Forces

Type Federal Agency

Location JBSA-Lackland, TX

Platform Identity usafsffed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 3, 1956

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

George Edgar Morris served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Captain George Edgar Morris is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Air Force Security Forces, 28 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 68.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Air Force Security Forces

of 41 officers

68.3% Accident

TX — Statewide

657

of 2,421 officers

27.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident