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Edward Griffin
First Name:
Edward
Middle Name:
Miller
Last Name:
Griffin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service on Oct. 7, 1945 at Moravian Little Church on the Lane. While flying a disabled glider over the English channel, he ordered crew members to parachute and landed in the channel. Memorial marker in Cambridge, England cemetery.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-19-1944
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
A&P Food Stores, Charlotte
member, Moravian Little Church on the Lane, Charlotte
Family Details:
Mrs. Reva Carper Griffin: 117 Welling Ave./ 2425 Toomey Ave., Charlotte, NC David Griffin, Donald Griffin, Jane Griffin, Charlotte, NC Mr. & Mrs. G. F. Griffin - 117 Welling Ave., Charlotte, NC Frances Griffin - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. Walter P. Kyte - Charlotte, NC, Pvt. John Henry Griffin, Army Air Corps - Oscoda Air Base, MI
Military Details
Military Rank:
First Lieutenant
Military Unit:
81st Sq. 436th Troop Carrier Group, glider pilot Flight Officer
KIA Date:
9/19/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
English Channel
Military Details:
Greenville, SC, Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base, Maxton, Little Rock and Stuttgart, AR, Louisville, KY, Lubbock, TX, Okmulgee, OK, Randolph Field, TX, Rochester, MN, Shaw Field, Sumter, SC, Wichita Falls, TX, England, Invasion of Normandy
Awards:
Air Medal, Citation of Honor, Oak Leaf cluster, Presidential Unit citation, Purple Heart
Source:
Newsprint and death index