Nickolas Constantine Gritsonis
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 22-Mar-43 in B-24 41-23832 'Maggie'; hit by flak in the target area, lost altitude and fell out of the formation, attacked by fighters. Crashed into North Sea, vicinity of Alte Mellum Island. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15585
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-404099
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maggie
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 26 May 1919 | Son of Constantine and Katherine [Chaconis] Gritsonis. |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 6 September 1941 | Chicago, Illinois |
Died |
Vicinity of Alte Mellum Island | 22 March 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 22-Mar-43; Crashed into North Sea, vicinity of Alte Mellum Island. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15585 |
Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot C Row 4 Grave 23 | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Shipdham | 22 March 1943 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15585 / MACR 15585, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 92 by Bishop & Hey, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties pp. 60-61 by Will Lundy National WWII Monument web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database