Dr Gene Emerson Morokoff

1925 - 2018  (92 år)

• Namn	Gene Emerson Morokoff
  Titel	Dr
  Födelse	4 Okt 1925	Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA
  Kön	Man
  Militärtjänstgöring	mel 1 Dec 1943 och 29 Okt 1945	US Air Forces   [1]
  	Gene var stabssergeant i U.S. Army Air Force under andra världskriget i 97th Bombardment Group, 342nd Squadron, och flög 35 stridsuppdrag. Han tilldelades sex bronsstjärnor och luftmedaljen. Dessutom fick han ett Certificate of Valor som ett erkännande för sina prestationer. Han var en skytt i ett B17-flygplan.
  Död	21 Jan 2018	Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
  Begravning	2 Mar 2018	Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Gravplats: ZC 2138
  Person-ID	I79422	Allan Kvalevaag
  Senast ändrad	25 Jul 2022

  
  

  Familj	Lorraine Frances Guse,   f. 1 Mar 1927, Bryant, Hamlin County, South Dakota, USA d. 3 Nov 2016, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA (Ålder 89 år)
  Vigsel	1948
  Barn	1. William Morokoff   2. Carol Morokoff   3. David Morokoff   4. Patricia Morokoff
  Familjens ID	F42035	Familjeöversikt  |  Familjediagram
  Senast ändrad	24 Jul 2022

  
  

• Foton » Bildspel		Gene_Emerson_Morokoff_1 Foto: 13th Generation Fairbanks
  		B17_Flying_Fortress_1 Gene var stabssergeant i U.S. Army Air Force under andra världskriget i 97th Bombardment Group, 342nd Squadron, och flög 35 stridsuppdrag. Han var en skytt i ett B17-flygplan.
  		Bronze_Star_medalj Gene tilldelades Bronze Star sex gånger
  		Air_Medalj Gene tilldelades Air Medalj som är en militär dekoration av Förenta staternas väpnade styrkor. Den skapades 1942 och tilldelas för enstaka handlingar av hjältemod eller förtjänande prestation när de deltog i flygflygning.
  		Gene_Emerson_Morokoff_2018 Foto: 13th Generation Fairbanks

  
  

• Noteringar

  Han tjänstgjorde i 2:a världskriget Bio: Gene Emerson Morokoff passed away peacefully on Jan. 21, 2018, at Gates Manor in Montclair, N.J., at the age of 92. A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair on Thursday, March 1, at 5 p.m., followed by interment of ashes at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 2, at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J. Dr. Morokoff was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II in the 97th Bombardment Group, 342nd Squadron, and flew 35 combat missions in the Mediterranean Theatre. He was awarded six Bronze Stars and the Air Medal. In addition, he received a Certificate of Valor in recognition of his achievements. He was an aerial gunner, flying ball turret in a B17 airplane. After the war ended, Dr. Morokoff returned home to continue his education and graduated from Beloit College in Wisconsin, where he met Lorraine. He went on to obtain a master's degree in English from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and his Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois. His dissertation was titled "A Critical Study of Byron's Manfred." In addition, he published in the Journal of American Folklore. Dr. Morokoff served on the faculty in departments of English at Eastern Illinois State University, Purdue University, and Northwestern Louisiana State University, and on the editorial staff of the Saturday Evening Post. Gene and Lorraine lived in Indianapolis, Ind., for many years until moving to Montclair, N.J., in 2010. He spent his last several years at Gates Manor where he was beloved by the staff. Dr. Morokoff was the beloved husband of Lorraine Frances Morokoff to whom he was married for 68 years and who died in November of 2017. He was the son of Paul Morokoff, the dance producer and choreographer, and Allene Palmer of New York City. Dr. Morokoff is survived by his devoted children, Patricia and her husband, Michael, of East Greenwich, R.I.; Dawn of Cincinnati, Ohio; David of Las Vegas, Nev.; Carol of Boonton, N.J., and William and his husband, Benjamin, of Montclair, N.J. He is also survived by four beloved grandchildren, Sarah, Christine, Aaron, and Seth.

  
  

• Källor

  [S59744] WWII_Bonus_Case_Files_1947-1954. [S92] www.findagrave.com.