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GRIFFITH, John J Jr - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20224338 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
668th Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
18 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Simmern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
John J. Griffith (father)
Dorothy Griffith (mother)
Ruth I. Griffith (sister)
Eugene Griffith (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-39213 -
Data
Type: A-26B
Destination: Worms, Germany
Mission: Communication Center
MACR: 13155
More information
Sgt John J. Griffith Jr. volunteered for the US Army in Camden, New Jersey on 28 October 1942.Statement from 1st Lt John P. Stankowski:
"Direct hit on left wing and engine knocked out of third ship in high flight first box. No chutes seen."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman