Lloyd William Griswold

Military

Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Pitts crew. ETD

Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37842

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lenora Linda
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group

43-38549

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: In Like Flynn
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

44-8428

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mac's Hack
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tulare, CA 7 October 1924 Son of Harry W and Ethelwin [Tucker] Griswold.

Enlisted

Fresno, CA 22 June 1943 Fresno, California

Other

Discharged USAAF

29 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Orosi, CA 18 February 2002

Buried

Exeter District Cemetery Exeter, Tulare County, CA 21 February 2002 Exeter District Cemetery Exeter, Tulare County, California

Based

Great Ashfield Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date7 Jun 2022 11:11:17
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/77463650/lloyd-w-griswold-social-security-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/90991781/lloyd-w-griswold-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/713021107/griswold-lloyd-w-us-veterans-gra…
https://www.fold3.com/record/706694045/griswold-lloyd-w-us-wwii-hospita…
https://www.385thbga.com/records/database/
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139435789
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162578780/lloyd-w-griswold