April 4, 1900 (1900-04-04) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died
February 15, 1942 (1942-02-16) (aged 41) English Channel, U.K.[1]
Memorial
Forest Lawn Cemetery Buffalo, New York
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service
1923–1942
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Awards
France's Legion d'Honneur (1938) Distinguished Service Medal (1942)
Lt. Colonel Townsend E. Griffiss (April 4, 1900 – February 15, 1942)[1][2] was a United States Army Air Forces aviator, the first American airman killed in Europe following the United States' entry into World War II.
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Lt. Colonel Townsend E. Griffiss (April 4, 1900 – February 15, 1942) was a United States Army Air Forces aviator, the first American airman killed in Europe...
"Griffiss Air Force Base" in 1948 to honor Lt. Col. TownsendGriffiss (1900–1942): a Buffalo native and 1922 West Point graduate. In 1942, Griffiss became...
D-Day landings. The base was named after Lieutenant Colonel TownsendGriffiss. Griffiss had been aide to Major General James E. Chaney, and was killed...
or Griffiss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Elliot Griffis, composer William Elliot Griffis, orientalist TownsendGriffiss, aviator...
January 1948, Fort Worth Airfield was renamed Griffiss Air Force Base as a memorial to Lt. Col. TownsendGriffiss (1900–1942), a Buffalo native and 1922 West...
near Plymouth, England. All five crew and four passengers (including TownsendGriffiss) were killed. The RAF increased aircraft reconnaissance training in...
Liberator AM915". Air Crash Sites Scotland. Retrieved 18 March 2011. "TownsendGriffiss, forgotten hero of World War II". BBC News. 14 February 2012. "British...
Kew Gardens by his son William Townsend Aiton (1766–1849), who was also a botanist, and was born in Kew. William Townsend Aiton was one of the founders...
Fort Gregg-Adams Fort Heath Geiger George Glasgow Grand Forks Grenier Griffiss Gunter Hamilton Hancock Homestead Hurlburt Hunter Imeson Key West Kincheloe...
development by the pioneering SPAN Developments Ltd of Eric Lyons and Geoffrey Townsend. Past residents include John Henry Newman, later Cardinal Newman (1801–1890)...
UK. Retrieved 16 November 2016. Helliker, Adam (29 August 2012). "Pete Townsend can't bear the breeze". Daily Express. London. Retrieved 26 September 2012...
Surveillance Radar station. It is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south of Townsend, Virginia. It was closed in 1981. From 1941 to 1948 it was Fort John Custis...
House former Admiralty Research Laboratory former Alcott House former Camp Griffiss former Cardigan House former Cross Deep House former The Karsino former...
Global Information
United States
U.S. Army Air Forces
Lieutenant Colonel