Daniel Griffin
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back L-R: Joe Baggs (B), Ed Knowling (N), Herman Wollenweber (CP/observer), Tom Beckett (Group Leader), Johnny Butler (P).
Front row: Danial Griffin (BT), Marion Rogers (WG), Joe Turlington (TT), Preston Davis (RO), Burnia Martin (WG).
Photo Courtesy of Johnny Butler. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/21634/category/LeadCrews
Object Number - UPL 66031 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 17 August 1943/Schweinfurt, Germany. Back L-R: Joe Baggs (B), Ed Knowling (N), Herman Wollenweber (CP/observer), Tom...
On Sept 16th 1943 was shot down on plane called 'Old Battle Axe' but returned to base. 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17#42-3037 'Windy City Avenger' abandoned near Corby. Crew returned.
In July 1944 was Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by flak and crashed near Neuried on 16 July 1944 in B-17 'Miss Fitt' #42-107064. His body was the only one found inside the plane.
See http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7536
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706110
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fitt
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Windy City Avenger (sic)
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
16 July 1944 | ||
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Born |
New York City, New York | It is possible that he was born in Washingtonville, Pennsylvania - information from Project Bits and Pieces records this location instead. | |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Information transferred from duplicate record which was sourced from MACR 7553 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7553, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 285, 341
