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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thomas Griffin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Kentucky

Honored By

Grateful Vietnam Veteran

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Activity During WWII

HE WAS A B-25 BOMBER NAVIGATOR IN THE RAID ON JAPAN. HE WAS AMONG 80 VOLUNTEERS FOR THE APRIL 18, 1942 MISSION PLANNED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES DOOLITTLE. HE PARACHUTED OVER CHINA AND ELUDED CAPTURE, EVENTUALLY RETURNING TO SERVICE ON BOMBING RUNS FROM NORTH AFRICA. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN IN 1943, AND HE SPENT NEARLY TWO YEARS IN A GERMAN PRISON CAMP.