Name:
Joseph H. Groff
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
17124994
Unit:
860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-12
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
Plot:
Section 8
Row:
Grave:
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Comments:
Joseph H. Groff was born on March 19, 1922. He served in the 860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B17 #43-38214 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 12, 1944, when his airplane, piloted by Lt Alf Goodman, was shot down by an enemy aircraft and crashed at Wackersleben, north of Halberstadt, Germany. Out of 8 crew members, two of them were Killed in Action.
SSgt Groff is now buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.americanairmuseum.com