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TSGT Grady Wilson Shiflet

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TSGT Grady Wilson Shiflet Veteran

Birth
Bedias, Grimes County, Texas, USA
Death
22 Oct 1944 (aged 24)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Burial
Bedias, Grimes County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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T/Sgt Grady Shiflet was a member of the 44th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group, 58th Bomb Wing, XX Bomber Command. At the time of his death, this Squadron was primarly based in Chakulia, India with an advance base in Hsinching, China.

T/Sgt Shiflet was flying on B-29 42-6288 under the command of 1st Lt. William H. Mueller when the plane crashed on takeoff, killing 10 of the 11 men on board the aircraft. Grady was a radio operator.
T/Sgt Grady Shiflet was a member of the 44th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group, 58th Bomb Wing, XX Bomber Command. At the time of his death, this Squadron was primarly based in Chakulia, India with an advance base in Hsinching, China.

T/Sgt Shiflet was flying on B-29 42-6288 under the command of 1st Lt. William H. Mueller when the plane crashed on takeoff, killing 10 of the 11 men on board the aircraft. Grady was a radio operator.

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TX TECH SGT Air Corps WW 2



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  • Created by: BG
  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75702757/grady_wilson-shiflet: accessed ), memorial page for TSGT Grady Wilson Shiflet (23 Oct 1919–22 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75702757, citing Pankey Cemetery, Bedias, Grimes County, Texas, USA; Maintained by BG (contributor 47107331).