Franklin Marquart Grigg


S/Sgt    37125928    615th
Iowa
1919 - 1944

Left Waist Gunner onboard 42-31193 (Little Boots)


      

                                                                                                               Lorraine cemetery, France
                                                                                                               Plot : C , Row : 13 , Grave : 83



     Franklin was born Dec 29, 1919, Lawton, Woodburry, Iowa.
     He enlisted to the aircorps.

     In 1943 he arrived in England to join the 401st BG
     His seventh and last mission, Jan 29, 1944, Target: Frankfurt, the plane was damaged by flak.
     On the return flight the plane was hit by 12 German fighters

     Unfortunately, Franklin was killed

     He was awarded with an Air Medal and a Purple Heart Medal

     In 1944, when Franklin died on the age of 25 he left behind his family :

         His father, William Grigg, age 61
         His mother, Nettie Grigg, age 59
         His brother, Chester Grigg, age 34
         His brother, Lavon Grigg, age 32
         His sister, Cecil Grigg, age 28
         His brother, Robert Grigg, age 23




Mission to Frankfurt, germany, attacked by enemy aircrafts and blown up not much later.
Crashed near Worms, Germany


Little Boots crew
Top Row, L-R: Robert W. Beers - Howard Elliot Byrne - Unknown - Unknown.
Front Row, L-R: Unknown - Unknown - Unknown - Unknown - Clarence Edgar Young - Franklin M. Grigg



Individual casualty questionaire

Told by Capt. Robert Beers , Pilot.

- Name of crew member : Grigg , Franklin Marquart.
- Rank : S/Sgt.
- Serial number : 37125928
- Position : Left Waist Gunner.

- Did he bail out ? : Unknown.

- Last contact just prior to loss of plane ? : Reported enemy fighter attack a few minutes prior to
                                                                             destruction of aircraft.
- Was he injured ? : Unknown.

- Where was he last seen ? : In aircraft prior to take-off.

- Any explanation of his fate ? : Believed killed in aircraft as enemy fire raked aircraft from nose to tail and
                                                         waist position afforded little protection as far as armor plate..

- Total number of missions of above crew member ? : 7

- Date and destinations if possible ? : Dec   1, 1943 Solingen
                                                                     Dec   5, 1943 Paris
                                                                     Dec 30, 1943 Ludwigshaven
                                                                     Dec 31, 1943 Cognac
                                                                     Jan  11, 1944 Oschersleben
                                                                     Jan  29, 1944 Frankfurt on Main







Little Boots ( Boots was the nickname of Capt Beers wife )


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