Serviceman
John J Griffin
817thco-pilot
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- Army serial number
- 14057674
- Rank
- S/Sgt (30 October 1943), 2LT (11 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Chicago IL; Chicago, IL
- Also written
- John Griffin
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 71, 198
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 14057674); verify
Crews
- Charles H. Fries Crew, co-pilot · 817th
- Con L. Robinson Crew, co-pilot · 817th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 1945 | Air Medal | 2561 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 30 October 1943, last 30 October 1943; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1943-10-30 817th: trfd to 157th BG AAB Ephrata Washington FLO o & CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 755
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