Philip Philander Griffee
MilitaryAssigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Edward Huber Crew. Radio operator on B-17's. Completed tour ETD
Re-trained as togglier on B-26's. Assigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Peter Gregorchuk crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Enger, Germany in 41-31710 B-26 'General Sherman' 14-Feb-45; downed by flak, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12341
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12122373 / O-721708
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-759608
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: General Sherman
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tustin, MI | 7 September 1918 | Son of Elijah and Ora Effie Griffee. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 5 January 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Baled out POW |
Koblenz, Germany | 14 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Enger, Germany in 41-31710 B-26 'General Sherman' 14-Feb-45; downed by flak, POW MACR 12341 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Nuremburg, Germany | 14 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW), Stalag IIId. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
21 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Lavina, MT | 10 January 1977 | |
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Buried |
Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency, Big Horn County, MT | 13 January 1977 | Custer National Cemetery Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 533BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Based |
Chipping Ongar | 14 February 1945 | Assigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx