Name: John Sharpe Griffith Country: United States Rank: Lieutenant Service: Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force Squadrons: 60 Victories: 7 Born: 26 November 1898 Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington Died: 14 October 1974 Place of Death: Riverhead, New York Notes In 1917, Griffith joined the Royal Flying Corps in Canada. An S.E.5a pilot, he was assigned to 60 Squadron. Scoring his last victory on 7 July 1918, he was wounded by anti-aircraft fire and force downed near Boity eleven days later. After the war, he flew for the White Russians against the Bolshevics, leaving the Royal Air Force in 1921. A colonel during World War II, he served with the United States Army Air Force, retiring from the United States Air Force in 1956. Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) "During the last few months this officer has destroyed three enemy aeroplanes and assisted in bringing down a fourth; he has, in addition, driven down two balloons and shot down two machines out of control. Whilst leading his patrol at 11,000 feet altitude, he observed three enemy aeroplanes at 2,000 feet; he immediately dived and led his patrol to the attack, destroying two of the machines, one of which he accounted for himself. A gallant and determined officer." DFC citation, London Gazette, 21 September 1918 Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997