Griffin Robert Stanley

Name:

Robert Stanley Griffin

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-779834

Unit:

547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1945-03-19

State:

California

Cemetery:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California

Plot:

Liberty Section, Lot 163, Space 3

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Robert Stanley Griffin was born on June 16, 1920, in San Diego, California. He served in the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of the B17G 43-39035 during World War II. On March 19, 1945, he was on the crew of the B-17G #43-39035 during a mission to bomb industrial oil sites in Plauen, Germany. They suffered battle damage and were experiencing poor weather conditions on their return trip. They dropped out of formation to a lower altitude, then collided with some trees before crashing at Coley Hill near Reigate, in England. There were no survivors.

2Lt Griffin is now buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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