Earl T Grindstaff

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). B-26C #41-34940 'Raunchy Rascal'. MACR 1497. Hit by flak on bombing mission to Schipol Airfield, Amsterdam, Holland. Came down in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH

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Units served with

Private First Class Barbara O'Brien of the Womens Army Corps, paints the nose of a B-26 Marauder (YU-Y. serial number 41-34982) nicknamed "Jolly Roger" of the 323rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publcation 4 Dec 1943.' [stamp] and '295589.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'W.A.C.S. on duty at a Bomber Station. Associated Press Photo shows:- Pfc: Barbara O'Brien painting the Jolly Roger on the nose of a Marauder with the crew looking on.'

323rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 December 1943

Born

Texas

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands

Other

Missing in Action (MIA)

13 December 2043

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Sources

9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / B-26 memorials guide / Combat Chronology, WW II Memorial website, Losses of 8th AF / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia