Carroll R Griffin
MilitaryAssigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Charles Faxon crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13251
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 454th Bomb Group 736th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15088291 / O-711626
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Girl Crazy
- Unit: 454th Bomb Group 736th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Arizona | 16 January 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Phoenix, AZ | 15 July 1942 | Phoenix, Arizona |
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Other Baled out POW |
South of Valentine, Austria | 23 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Valentine, Austria in B-24 42-78668 'Girl Crazy' 23-Mar-45; shot down, baled out. POW MACR 13251 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 23 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VIIa. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
18 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Arlington, AZ | 16 September 1997 | |
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Buried |
Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery Phoenix, AZ | 19 September 1997 | Memory Lawn Cemetery Phoenix, Arizona |
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Based |
Lecce | 23 March 1945 | Assigned to 736BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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