Manley Eugene Grissom

Military

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 15-Aug-44 in B-17 43-37838 'Fearless Fosdick'; Crashed near Beane, Evaded (EVD). MACR 8440



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Arnold S Litman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13075742 / O-800906
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37838

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

544

  • Date: 11 August 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hardin, TN 5 July 1923 Son of James Elbert and Gladys Dickson Grissom.

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA 6 February 1943 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Other

Baled out EVD

Beaune, France 15 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) 15-Aug-44 in B-17 43-37838 'Fearless Fosdick'; Crashed near Beane, Evaded (EVD). MACR 8440

Other

Discharged USAAF

26 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Chester County, TN 10 January 1973

Buried

Unity Cemetery Chester County, TN 15 January 1973 Unity Cemetery Chester County, Tennessee

Based

Molesworth 15 August 1944 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8440, Roster

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MACR 8440 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database