Albert A Gripenstroh

Military

Killed in Action (KIA) on 13 Nov 43 in b17 'Buttercup' #423142 Assigned target Bremen led by Capt. Wheeler. Poor visibility prevented assembly, severe turbulence and icing is thought to have been the reason for the loss of this a/c. Crashed at Great Haseley, near Oxford, killing all 10 crew. Six of the crew were on their 1st mission.



Purple Heart

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 November 1943

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Sources

Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 370 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia