Donald served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-437329
Husband of Carrie T. Griffin who resided in San Antonio, Texas.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in New York prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-437329
Husband of Carrie T. Griffin who resided in San Antonio, Texas.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Donald served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in New York prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-437329
Husband of Carrie T. Griffin who resided in San Antonio, Texas.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in New York prior to the war.
Donald was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-437329
Husband of Carrie T. Griffin who resided in San Antonio, Texas.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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