B17 42-5862 styrtede i Nordsøen den 25. juli 1943 kl. 17 i nærheden af kutteren E 475 »Bertha« omkring 75 miles sydvest for Esbjerg. (Kilde: FOS A1393)
AOD har detaljer. Dette er en af beretningerne om flyvere Reddet af fiskere i Nordsøen.

2nd Lt William E. J. Griffith var Bombardier på B17 42-5862. (Kilde: AOD)
Han har ingen kendt grav. Hans navn findes på Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, England. Han kom i tjeneste fra Californien.
Hæderstegn: Air Medal, Purple Heart. (Kilde: ABMC)

Se mere om resten af besætningen ved flyet B17 42-5862.

Se Tegning af besætningen på en B-17*Foto af en B-17 + B-17 i airmen.dk*B-17 Ball Turret, Ammunition og Ball Turret Gunner*B-17 Flyvende Fæstning. 10 flyvere.

On 25 July 1943 at 5pm B17 42-5862 ditched in the North Sea near the cutter E 475 "Bertha" about 75 miles south west of Esbjerg. (Source: FOD A1393)
AOD has details. This is one of the stories about airmen Rescued by fishermen in the North Sea.

2nd Lt William E. J. Griffith was the Bombardier of B17 42-5862. (Source: AOD)
He has no known grave. His name is inscribed on Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, England. He entered the Service from California.
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart. (Source: ABMC)

See more about the rest of the crew at the plane B17 42-5862.

See Drawing of the crew of a B-17 * Photo of  a B-17 + B-17s in airmen.dk * B-17 Ball Turret, Ammunition and the story of a Ball Turret Gunner.

This B-17 was from 350 BS, 100 BG, 13 Wing, 3 BD, 8 AF of the USAAF. See also the 100th Bomb Group (Heavy) with Photo of the pilot and operational details.

It took off from RAF Thorpe Abbott - USAAF Station 139. See also 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum. 10 airmen.