Harry Griffin Mumford

Military
Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Griffin "Griff" Mumford of the 95th Bomb Group with a jeep, August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Lt Col Griff Mumford, Command pilot First B-17 over Berlin.' media-387788.jpg FRE 5860 Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Griffin "Griff" Mumford of the 95th Bomb Group with a jeep, August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Lt Col Griff Mumford, Command pilot First B-17 over Berlin.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5860 - Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Griffin "Griff" Mumford of the 95th Bomb Group with a jeep, August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written...

Commanding Officer of the 412nd Bomb Squadron of the 95th Bomb Group. Later, Air Executive; Director of Operations for the 3rd Air Division.

Mumford was at Pacific Command HQ during the Vietnam War. After retiring from the Air Force he was in the Real Estate business.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-703082
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group return to Horham following a raid in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31320) nicknamed "I'll Be Around". Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], '809571 [Censor no], 'Passed for publication 5 Mar 1944' [stamp] and 'USA(BRI)CCC' [ written annotation]. Printed caption on reverse: 'WRITE NEW CHAPTER IN BERLIN DIARY, FORTRESSES RAID GERMAN CAPITAL FOR FIRST TIME. Flying Fortresses battling their way through snow and a temperature of nearly "60 be
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: I'll Be Around
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Altamont, Missouri 26 February 1918

Died

7 July 2007

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

390thBg Journal September 1994

Date
Contributormwaocdoc
Changes
Sources

Added some of his awards from his obit

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Col-H-Griffin-Mumford-pilot-led-1…

Date
ContributorPhillWray
Changes
Sources

Unit associated from Freeman Collection image caption information.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45

Harry Griffin Mumford: Gallery (5 items)