The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Morton Sher, 22, killed during World War II, was accounted for on June 11, 2025.
In the summer of 1943, Sher was a fighter pilot assigned to 76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force. On Aug. 20, while intercepting an Imperial Japanese aircraft enroute to attack Hengyang, China, where the 76th was stationed, Sher’s aircraft reportedly crashed in Hengshan County, Hunan Province. Although the crash site was located by U.S. forces, Sher’s remains were not recovered or identified after the war.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Sher's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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Sher’s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000001EhOigEAF.