The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
George D. Griffitts
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
January 13, 1953
First Lieutenant Griffitts was the navigator of a B-50 jet bomber with the 328th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Wing, based at Castle Air Force Base, California. On January 13, 1953, while on a training mission the plane crashed near Gridley, California killing ten crew members.