Douglas L Griffin

Military
media-39906.jpeg UPL 39906 From personal notes by Charles Herbison:
Front Row L-R
Lt. John B. Moats (Pilot)
Lt. Gerald Duffy (Co-Pilot)
Lt. Jim Pope (Navigator)
Lt. Joe Flisnick (Bombardier)
Cpl. Dick Lehman (Engineer)
Back Row L-R
Cpl. Charles Herbison (Radio Operator/Gunner)
Cpl. Jim Kennedy (Armorer/Gunner)
Cpl. Bill Machulsky (Gunner)
Cpl. Nick Larlells (Gunner)
Cpl. Douglas Griffin (Gunner)
Charles R Herbison

Added (....) to positions to make more readable

Object Number - UPL 39906 - From personal notes by Charles Herbison: Front Row L-R Lt. John B. Moats (Pilot) Lt. Gerald Duffy (Co-Pilot) Lt. Jim Pope (Navigator) Lt. Joe...

Crashed at Merseburg on 11/8/44 in B-17 'Tag-a-Long' #42-31663, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-711617
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37481660
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tag-a-long
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Compton, California, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 8 November 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10354 / MACR 10354; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 329 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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