Grover R Groff
MilitaryShot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #4230081 'USS Aliquippa. ' Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B. . Earlier on May 7, 1943, took off from Goose Bay in ac YB-40 42-5732 en route to Meeks Field, Iceland but there was a severe storm in that area. Aiming toward an alternate base while dealing with the storm, the plane was running out of fuel. Pilot made a crash landing at Brenish on the Isle of Lewis. All 6 crew were able to return to duty.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Missouri | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 August 1943 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 655 / MACR 655, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 116, 228 , NARA web site. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database