Benjamin L Griffin

Military
media-14875.jpeg UPL 14875 1 January 1945 - The pilots of the 336th Fighter Squadron pose for the camera.
TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Fred W. Glover (CO), Capt. Leroy A Carpenter, Jr., Lt. Maurice W. Miller, Jr., F/O Donald P. Baugh, Lt. Robert O. Davis, Lt. William H. Ayer, Lt. Richard E. Moore, Lt. Douglas N. Groshong, Lt. John W. Izant, Lt. James F. Hileman, Lt. Van E. Chandler, Lt. Harry N. Hagan, Capt. Joseph H. Joiner and Lt. Donald J. Pierini.
SECOND ROW L-R: Lt. Harold H. Fredericks, Lt. Thomas A. McCord, Lt. Wilmer W. Collins, Lt. Benjamin L. Griffin, Lt. Woodrow W. Schaefer, Lt. Richard J. Corbett, Capt. Carl R. Alfred, Capt. William D. Riedel and Lt. Earl F. Hustwit.
THIRD ROW L-R: Maj. John D. McFarlane, Lt. Harold R. Crawford, Lt. Douglas P. Pederson, Lt. Paul M. Morgan, Lt. Beachem O. Brooker, Jr., Lt. Henry A. Kaul, Lt. Francis M. Grove, Lt. Franklin W. Young, Lt. Melvin N. Dickey, Lt. Robert J. Cavallo, Lt. Harry L. Davis and Lt. George E. Ridler.
BOTTOM ROW L-R: Lt. Melvin C. Franklin, Lt. John P. Murchake, Jr. and Lt. William H. Hastings.

Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

Object Number - UPL 14875 - 1 January 1945 - The pilots of the 336th Fighter Squadron pose for the camera. TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Fred W. Glover (CO), Capt. Leroy A Carpenter, Jr.,...

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Kbely on 16 Apr 45 in P-51 'Jersey Bounce III' 44-14277.

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Aircraft

44-14277

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Jersey Bounce III Marian
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 April 1945

Born

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14125 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 14875 - 1 January 1945 - The pilots of the 336th Fighter...