Leonard McGriff
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bizerte, Tunisia in B-17 41-24363 Bad Penny. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Penny
- Unit: 32nd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: North Africa American Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Oran Tafraoui Airport
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Travis County, Texas | 23 March 1908 | Born Travis County, Texas |
Died |
Mediterranean Sea | 28 November 1942 | Killed in Action (KIA) Mediterranean Sea |
Buried |
North Africa American Cemetery, Tunisia | Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/41-24363-bad-penny/
https://www.fold3.com/image/629866126
https://www.fold3.com/record/529884683/leonard-mcgriff-american-battle-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/717670430/mcgriff-leonard-defense-powmia-a…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56248915/leonard-mcgriff