Floyd Orville Grove

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 749BS 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Gydnia, Poland in B-17 42-31629 9-Apr-44; shot down by Fw190's in target area. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3664



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-806324
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Spokane, Washington, USA 19 February 1919 Son of Stella Matilda Grove.

Enlisted

3 July 1942

Died

9 April 1944

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Glatton 9 April 1944 Assigned to 749BS 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Fairview Cemetery Stillwater, MN Fairview Cemetery Stillwater, Minnesota

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3664 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database