Groff Joseph H.

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Joseph H. Groff is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

493rd Bombardment Group Honor Roll

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

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Grave:

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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