World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rockford C. Griffith
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
Crewmates
ON NOVEMBER 18, 1943 BY PREVENTING THE CRASH IN THE NORTH SEA OF HIS CREW AND B24 BOMBER HE SAVED THE LIVES OF HIS CREW AND GOT THEM TO HOME BASE SAFELY. AFTER REPEATED ATTACKS BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT AND FIGHTERS THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO AVOID DITCHING THE BOMBER AND MANAGED TO FLY IT TO THE COAST OF ENGLAND WHERE CREW MEMBERS PARACHUTED TO SAFETY. HE THEN CRASH LANDED THE BOMBER AND SAVED THE LIFE OF A WOUNDED CREW MEMBER. FOR THIS HEROIC FEAT HE WAS AWARDED A SILVER STAR. THE CREW MEMBERS SURVIVED DUE TO HIS COURAGE AND SKILL.