Orville Francis Grilliot
MilitaryAssigned to 340BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Verona 14-Feb-44 in B-17 42-31044; attacked by fighters, ditched off the coast off Calvi in Corsica. Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 2395
Awards: SS, AM (8OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-531338
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Shelby, Ohio | 8 February 1916 | Born Shelby, Ohio |
Enlisted |
Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio | 18 November 1942 | Enlisted Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio |
Died |
Dayton, Ohio | 15 March 2002 | Died Dayton, Ohio |
Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio | 18 March 2002 | Interred Calvary Cemetery Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio |
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