Travis W Griffin
MilitaryAssigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Leipheim, due to mechanical failure, B-24 41-28688 could not maintain formation or altitude. Baled out around Freiburg. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4362.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 24 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
|
Other Baled out |
Freiburg, Germany | 24 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Leipheim, due to mechanical failure, B-24 41-28688 could not maintain formation or altitude. Baled out around Freiburg. POW. MACR 4362. |
| Los Angeles, California, USA | |||
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Based |
Wendling | 24 April 1944 | Assigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ContributorAAM
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4362 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database