Howard D Grindstaff
MilitaryAttacked by fighters on a mission to Augsburg, GR on 16 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31262 'Ole Smoke' crashed E of Stuttgart, GR after nine of crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VI, Stalag Luft IVD, Stalag Luft XIB. On 56-day forced march. Liberated 16 April 1945.
EAME w/ 3 battle stars/ PH/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ale Smoke, Ole Smoke
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
18 May 1999 | ||
Born |
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | ||
Buried |
Washington Park, Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 16 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3181 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / relative (?); MACR 3130, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces