Franklin M Grigg

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21499.jpeg UPL 21499 Franklin M Grigg - Bronson, 401st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21499 - Franklin M Grigg - Bronson, 401st BG, KIA

Shot down by flak and fighters on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17G 42-31193 'Little Boots. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31193

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Boots
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

France 29 January 1944

Born

Bronson, Iowa

Buried

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2274 / MACR 2274, 8th AF Losses, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=697 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21499 - Franklin M Grigg - Bronson, 401st BG, KIA