James B Griswold
MilitaryFlight training at Visalia, CA; basic at Gardner Field, CA; advanced at Williams Field, AZ (2/44); in England from 6/44-3/45, flew both P-47s & P-51s in 74 missions for 270 combat hours; served mostly as dive-bomber, strafing and escort, was also a flight leader & sqd. leader on several missions
DFC/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Moja Halka
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
Events
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Born |
Omaha, NB | 10 June 1923 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self