Dan F Grover
MilitaryAssigned to 414BS, 97BG, 12AF USAAF. Downed by flak over Foggia in B-17 41-24342 'Stinky Jr' 7-Sep-43; A/C exploded, baled out or blown clear. Returned (RTD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794615
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31160465
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinky Jr
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Paris, IL | 8 January 1916 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin, Harrison, IN | 17 October 1941 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
Other Baled / Blown out RTD |
Foggia, Italy | 7 September 1943 | Downed by flak over Foggia in B-17 41-24342 'Stinky' 7-Sep-43; A/C exploded, baled out or blown clear. RTD |
Died |
Hammond, IN | 14 March 1972 | |
Buried |
Concordia Cemetery Hammond, Lake County, IN | 17 March 1972 | Concordia Cemetery Hammond, Lake County, Indiana |
Other Based |
Depienne, Tunisia | 7 September 1943 | Assigned to 414BS, 97BG, 12AF USAAF. |