Joel F Grubb Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed on Mission (KOM) in B-26C 41-34709 323BG/453BS while serving as Navigator/Bombardier. The crashed near Great Barton, Suffolk due to poor weather and engine failure at low altitude on 11 Sep 1943 while on return from mission to Deaumont-Le-Roger. Earlier on ferrying flight from FL in B-26 41-18079 a/c went down due to gas shortage on July 23, 1943

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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

Aircraft

41-34709

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Illinois 11 March 1918

Other

Killed on Mission (KOM)

Great Barton, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK 11 September 1943 Killed when aircraft sustained engine failure at low altitude upon return from mission to bomb Beaumont-Le-Roger airfield. No burial record located.

Revisions

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ContributorJack Weber
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updated DOB

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Nephew of Joel

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 6-Jun-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission wihtin existing website data; Added KOM event and edited Summary Biography with KOM, A/C model, Unit and loss details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Combat Chronology,WWII memorial, Losses of 8th AF, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p.186 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia