James Griffiths
Military
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UPL 17733
Crew #653
James Griffiths Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-140-CO #42-110162 "Parson's Chariot" Code: U8-X
Standing Left to Right: James Griffiths (P), Robert H. Gassner (CP), Harold L. Tillson (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Louis Tarrantina (G), Frederick L. James (G), Robert W. Hafeman (R/O), John E. Comer (G), Gerald H. Wynn (FE), Costos Papagalos (G)
Crew missing from photo: Harold P. Cahn (N)
This crew completed a 35 mission combat tour: 25 August 1944 - 18 March 1945 466th Bomb Group collection
James Griffiths Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-140-CO #42-110162 "Parson's Chariot" Code: U8-X
Standing Left to Right: James Griffiths (P), Robert H. Gassner (CP), Harold L. Tillson (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Louis Tarrantina (G), Frederick L. James (G), Robert W. Hafeman (R/O), John E. Comer (G), Gerald H. Wynn (FE), Costos Papagalos (G)
Crew missing from photo: Harold P. Cahn (N)
This crew completed a 35 mission combat tour: 25 August 1944 - 18 March 1945 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31255864
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
8 September 1919 | ||
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 25 August 1944 - 18 March 1945 | |
Died |
Grant-Valkaria, FL, USA | 15 February 2008 | |
Alexandria, VA, USA | Beverely Park Gardens |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
466th BG Archives - Report on Mission No. 146, Neunkirchen, Germany - 30 Nov 1944
NARA Research provided by Brad Sullivan
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p345