James J Griffith
Military
Caption: 'Remains of Rockell's Raider Just before a Battle, England. 8/23/4?'
Image courtesy of Toadspad, a relative of one of the crew of Rockell's Raiders, from his family collection
Object Number - UPL 36272 - A bomber crew of the 97th Bomb Group who flew the B-17 Flying Fortress "Rockell's Raider" Caption: 'Remains of Rockell's Raider Just before a...
Served from August 1942 to September 1944. 9 October 1942 assigned target Lille I/A, France. Suffered BD on mission. Landed at Gatwick and B-17E-BO 41-2626 was salvaged. All crew returned. Flew nonstop over the Atlantic arriving in England August 28, 1942. He was the 407th OPS officer and squadron commander and flew 29 combat missions.
2 DFCs with cluster, AM with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rockell's Raider
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 341st Bomb Squadron 407th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
High Point, North Carolina | 8 September 1914 | |
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Died |
6 February 2012 | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p.37, Fames Favored Few
