William F Griffin

Military
media-37317.jpeg UPL 37317 Squadron Diaries 12 Sep 44

Removed associations to 492nd Bomb Group & Component Squadrons as the Diary only covers 306th Bomb Group.

Associated missions, and people mentioned in document.

Object Number - UPL 37317 - Squadron Diaries 12 Sep 44

Crashed at Uedersee on 9/12/44 in B-17 'Umbriago' #42-97278, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97278

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Umbriago
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 EditionMACR 8833 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8833 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 37317 - Squadron Diaries 12 Sep 44