Warren W Griffith

Military
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn' media-379115.jpg FRE 679 A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn' LILI Marlane was never a 66th BS ac she was always a 68th ac from the day she joined the 44th, WQ are 68th squadron code letters, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 679 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades....

Joined Sqd 10/25/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 12/28/44 (Kaiserslautern). Pilot: Bledsoe.

He was killed when making a landing in England after he was forced to turn back as engine trouble developed. He was born in Greenfield and was graduated from the Greenfield high school in 1941. He was a student at Butler university when he entered the U.S. Air Corpps December 9, 1942. He was graduated from Freeman Field, Seymour, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the fall of 1944. He went overseas in November of 1944. He was married to miss Jane Russell. They had a daughter, Margaret Ann.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lilli Marlene
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

28 December 1944

Buried

Greenfield, Indiana 46140, Verenigde Staten He is buried at Park Cemetery in Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana

Born

Indiana, Verenigde Staten

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd

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