Allegiance United States Education Iowa State University | Name Don Griswold Rank Ensign | |
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Born July 8, 1917
Bryan, Texas ( 1917-07-08 ) Battles/wars World War II
Battle of Midway Died June 6, 1942, Midway Atoll, United States Awards Distinguished Flying Cross Battles and wars Battle of Midway, World War II | ||
Service/branch United States Navy | ||
Ensign Don T. Griswold, Jr., (8 July 1917 – 6 June 1942) was a United States Naval Aviator, who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions during the Battle of Midway.
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Biography
Born in Bryan, Texas, he attended Iowa State and after graduation joined the Naval Aviation Corps. During the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942, his Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" scout-bomber scored a hit on a Japanese ship but was hit by antiaircraft fire and plunged into the sea. Griswold's radioman-gunner, Kenneth Cecil Bunch, also died.
Ensign Griswold was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Namesake
The Evarts-class short-hull destroyer escort USS Griswold (DE-7) was named for him and launched in 1943.
References
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