William J Grieb
MilitaryAssigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from glider towing mission [Op Varsity, Rhine crossing], hit by flak on approach to DZ managed to release gliders, before losing altitude and crashing 2 miles SW of Wesel, Germany 24-Mar-45. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13368.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia County, PA, USA | 12 February 1941 | |
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Died |
2 miles SW Wesel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) from glider towing mission [Op Varsity, Rhine crossing], hit by flak on approach to DZ managed to release gliders, before losing altitude and crashing 2 miles SW of Wesel, Germany 24-Mar-45. KIA. MACR 13368. |
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Buried |
Wesel, Germany | 25 March 1945 | Interred Wesel cemetery Germany |
| Philadelphia, PA, USA | |||
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Based |
Upottery | 24 March 1945 | Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
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Born |
Philadelphia County, PA, USA | ||
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Buried |
Cheltenham Township, PA, USA | Re-Interred Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham Montgomery County Pennsylvania, USA |