Braden C Griffin

Military

On 4-Mar-43 in B-17F 41-24512 'Rose O' Day', 91BG/322BS while serving as Radio Operator the aircraft was repeatedly attacked by German fighters and seen to have the #2 engine on fire. The surviving crew, including SSGT Griffin were ordered to bale out over the southern tip of Texel Island, Holland, but most came down in the sea and were lost. SSGT Griffin was fortunate to come down on land and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW). The aircraft crashed into North Sea just west of the southern tip of Texel Island, Holland.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rose ODay
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 4 March 1943 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunua-Gneikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 23-Jan-45.

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Sources

Lee Cunningham 24-Jun-2015. New PERSON entry added per MACR 3721 and "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.