John Henry Grinde

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 46480 - T/Sgt John H. Grinde, 44BG

Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Attack on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF. KIA in 41-23778 'Lady Luck' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2141/3150

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

People

The crew of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23778) nicknamed "Jenny", of the 44th Bomb Group, return to Shipdham following a raid on Germany, 29 January 1943. The insignia attached to the breast of several crew members jackets has been censored. Image stamped on reverse: 'Barratt's Photo Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 29 Jan 1943.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'First American raid on Germany. Flying Fortresses and Liberators of the U.S. Army Air Corps Carried out their first r

Rocco Antonio Curelli

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11062939 / O-670981
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-23778

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Jenny - Lady Luck
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Windsor Dane, WI 20 December 1911 Son of Peter Gifford Sr and Elenora [Kampen] Grinde.

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 19 May 1942 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Other

Killed in action

Routi, Italy 16 August 1943

Buried

Norway Grove Cemetery De Forest, Dane County, WI 8 December 1949 Re-Interred Norway Grove Cemetery De Forest, Dane County, Wisconsin

Buried

US Military Cemetery, Bari, Italy. US Military Cemetery, Bari, Italy.

Based

16 August 1943 Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date5 Feb 2022 18:05:42
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to role, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84932450/john-h.-grinde

Date1 Feb 2022 19:01:05
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to unit associations
Sources

https://www.8af.org/grinde-john-g507-93bg.cfm

Date22 Dec 2020 21:21:39
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, awards, events and unit associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/310952147
https://www.fold3.com/image/204972698
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https://www.fold3.com/record/89578076/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.fold3.com/record/701400581/u-s-wwii-hospital-admission-card…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84932450/john-h.-grinde

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:08
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3150

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Object number: UPL 46480 - T/Sgt John H. Grinde, 44BG