Name | Griffin, Daniel (NMI) ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 32417510 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #71 dated 15 August 1943, effective 15 August 1943. |
Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 16 July 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, New York |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 7553⇓ (5.863 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Price, William Merriman, III⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Coleman, Lee Browning⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | Navigator | INT |
2nd Lt. Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Griffin, Daniel (NMI) | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Grant, Ralph Gilbert⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
SGT. Leigh, James Carl⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
17⇗ | 17 August 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑3429⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF West Malling, Kent, due to low fuel. Returned to Station 106 at 1530 hours. Flak hole in left elevator. Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑29699⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ditched in the English Channel Near Hope Cove, Knightsbridge, Devon (about 15 miles SE of Plymouth), after being damaged by enemy aircraft; crew rescued by a fishing boat; Leigh was injured and hospitalized in Hope Cove until 2 October; no MACR; all returned to duty. Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29987⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Dropped 52,000 Code #5s 'nickles' over target. Sortie Report⇗ |
29⇗ | 8 October 1943 |
Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29987⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back, the right waist gunner "could not stand altitude." Sortie Report⇗ |
30⇗ | 9 October 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29987⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
32⇗ | 14 October 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑3037⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crew bailed out near Deenethorpe on return; the aircraft crash-landed near Corby, UK. Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29987⇗ | Sortie Report⇗ |
53⇗ | 14 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑3087⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Ball Turret | 41‑24578⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑29688⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97237⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead, 40th CBW. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat flight leader and pilot. Sortie Report⇗ |
120⇗ | 30 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Hangars and Repair Sheds Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97201⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
133⇗ | 12 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. Col. William L Travis aboard as Combat Wing Air Commander. Sortie Report⇗ |
134⇗ | 13 June 1944 |
Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group Lead. Landed away at Polebrook, AAF Station 110, on return, due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
136⇗ | 15 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
137⇗ | 16 June 1944 |
Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑102449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41st A wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
150⇗ | 4 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
157⇗ | 13 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97204⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
158⇗ | 16 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑107064⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lead Squadron. Knocked down by FLAK. Sortie Report⇗ |