Henry Cecil Griffis

Military

Captain Henry Griffis was Radar Navigator on the Merseburg mission of 20 July 1944, on board B-17 #42-97564. Hit by Flak, the plane made a forced landing between Chaam and Baarle-Hertog, South of Tilburg, The Netherlands. Evaded (EVD). See the details about his evasion at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fgriffihc.html

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Oscar Laddie Edge

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39549755
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Bernard Lester Farnum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32374784 at enlistment, then O-682835
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Magee Charles Fuller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron 350th Bomb Squadron 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1699243
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Francis Chase Kincannon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-409811
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Earl Nance

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16000105 at enlistment, then O-666697
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Event Location Date Description

Born

26 August 1924 Louisiana

Enlisted

5 October 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps at Brookley Field, Mobile, Alabama

Other

Force-landed

20 July 1944 in B-17 42-97564, between Chaam and Baarle-Hertog, South of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Province, The Netherlands

Other

Evaded (EVD)

20 July 1944 Helped by Dutch and Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance, he was ultimately hidden in a secret camp in the Belgian Ardennes until liberation by US troops at the beginning of September 1944. He was back in the UK on 11 September and rejoined his unit

Died

30 June 1974 California
Dallas, Texas

Revisions

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Sources

Updated website address in Bio

Date
ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 7414
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2001
Research for his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fgriffihc.html

Date
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Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7414 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database