Name |
John Willis Griffith |
Born |
1920-Feb-28 |
Died |
1971-Jun-16 |
e-mail |
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Post |
Action |
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1941-Jun-18 |
Radioman |
Flight: Tactical/Navigation/Extended - 8.5 hours. "Seattle, Wash to San Diego, Calif." |
1941-Jun-24 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test - 2.0 hours. "Test." |
1941-Jun-25 |
Radioman |
Flight: Tactical - 2.3 hours |
1941-Jun-26 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization - 1.4 hours |
1941-Jul-01 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization/Gunnery - 1.9 hours |
1941-Jul-03 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization/Instrument - 2.2 hours |
1941-Jul-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization - 2.0 hours |
1941-Jul-10 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.3 hours |
1941-Jul-11 |
Radioman |
Flight: Tactical - 2.7 hours |
1941-Jul-14 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization/Instrument - 2.5 hours |
1941-Jul-14 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test/Instrument - 2.0 hours |
1941-Jul-15 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 2.2 hours |
1941-Jul-17 |
Radioman |
Flight: Bombing/Instrument - 2.5 hours |
1941-Jul-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Navigation/Extended - 2.8 hours. "San Diego to Alameda" |
1941-Jul-22 |
Radioman |
Flight: Navigation/Extended - 3.3 hours. "Alameda to San Diego" |
1941-Jul-25 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization - 0.5 hours |
1941-Jul-28 |
Radioman |
Flight: Instrument/Communication - 1.8 hours |
1941-Jul-29 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended - 3.4 hours. "San Diego to Alameda, Calif." |
1941-Jul-31 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting/Tactical/Communication - 3.7 hours |
1941-Aug-01 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended - 3.3 hours. "Alameda to San Diego" |
1941-Aug-04 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended/Instrument/Scouting - 6.3 hours. "San Diego to Alameda" |
1941-Aug-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting/Instrument/Communication - 4.3 hours. |
1941-Aug-06 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended - 3.3 hours. "Alameda to San Diego" |
1941-Aug-07 |
Radioman |
Flight: Gunnery - 1.1 hours |
1941-Aug-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended/Scouting - 10.0 hours. "San Diego to Alameda" |
1941-Aug-09 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended/Scouting - 8.7 hours. "Alameda to San Diego" |
1941-Aug-12 |
Radioman |
Flight: Gunnery - 1.3 hours |
1941-Aug-12 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization - 1.1 hours |
1941-Aug-13 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization - 1.8 hours |
1941-Aug-14 |
Radioman |
Flight: Gunnery - 3.3 hours |
1941-Aug-18 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization/Instrument - 2.3 hours |
1941-Aug-19 |
Radioman |
Flight: Night - 2.3 hours |
1941-Aug-20 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization - 1.2 hours |
1941-Aug-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.1 hours |
1941-Aug-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization - 1.8 hours |
1941-Aug-22 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.0 hours |
1941-Aug-25 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization - 2.0 hours |
1941-Aug-25 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization - 2.0 hours |
1941-Aug-27 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization - 1.3 hours |
1941-Aug-28 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 3.1 hours |
1941-Aug-29 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.0 hours |
1941-Aug-29 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.0 hours |
1941-Sep-02 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 1.3 hours |
1941-Sep-04 |
Radioman |
Flight: Tactical/Instrument - 2.0 hours |
1941-Sep-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Familiarization - 2.2 hours |
1941-Sep-16 |
Radioman |
Flight: Night - 1.0 hours |
1941-Sep-19 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.6 hours |
1941-Sep-29 |
Radioman |
Flight: Bombing - 1.5 hours |
1941-Oct-06 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization - 2.4 hours |
1941-Oct-07 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 2.5 hours |
1941-Oct-07 |
Radioman |
Flight: Night - 2.0 hours |
1941-Oct-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 2.7 hours |
1941-Oct-09 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 2.7 hours |
1941-Oct-10 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 3.0 hours |
1941-Oct-13 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.4 hours |
1941-Oct-14 |
Radioman |
Flight: Navigation/Instrument - 2.3 hours |
1941-Oct-16 |
Radioman |
Flight: Familiarization/Instrument - 2.1 hours |
1941-Oct-17 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 3.0 hours |
1941-Oct-20 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 3.0 hours |
1941-Oct-22 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.3 hours |
1941-Nov-02 |
Radioman |
Flight: Ferry/Night - 9.0 hours. "San Diego to Corpus Christi" |
1941-Dec-04 |
Radioman |
Flight: Night - 3.5 hours |
1941-Dec-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Night - 2.3 hours |
1941-Dec-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 5.0 hours |
1941-Dec-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.3 hours. "San Diego to Alameda" |
1941-Dec-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Night - 11.5 hours. "Patrol" |
1941-Dec-11 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 9.5 hours. "Patrol" |
1941-Dec-22 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.8 hours. "Patrol" |
1941-Dec-24 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 9.7 hours. "Patrol" |
1941-Dec-26 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 8.8 hours. "Patrol" |
1941-Dec-30 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 7.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-09 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 5.1 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-11 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-13 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 7.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-17 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.5 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-19 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 3.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-27 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.5 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-29 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.8 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jan-31 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 8.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-02 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 8.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-06 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 6.4 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 6.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-10 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-12 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.8 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-14 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-19 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 4.8 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-23 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 3.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-25 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 6.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Feb-28 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 2.3 hours |
1942-Mar-02 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.6 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Mar-04 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.7 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Mar-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test - 3.2 hours |
1942-Mar-06 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Mar-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Mar-11 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test - 3.0 hours |
1942-Mar-12 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.7 hours |
1942-Mar-13 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 2.0 hours |
1942-Mar-13 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 2.3 hours |
1942-Mar-16 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.5 hours |
1942-Mar-19 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 7.3 hours |
1942-Mar-20 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Instrument - 2.5 hours |
1942-Mar-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.8 hours |
1942-Mar-22 |
Radioman |
Flight: Special - 4.3 hours. "Alameda to San Diego" |
1942-Mar-25 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test - 0.8 hours |
1942-Mar-26 |
Radioman |
Flight: Special - 19.1 hours. "San Diego to Pearl Harbor (T.H.)" |
1942-Apr-04 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.9 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Apr-06 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test - 1.0 hours |
1942-Apr-07 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 13.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Apr-09 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test - 1.7 hours |
1942-Apr-10 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Apr-13 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Apr-16 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 6.5 hours. "Flight from Pearl Harbor to Johnson Island" |
1942-Apr-17 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 4.2 hours |
1942-Apr-19 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 2.0 hours |
1942-Apr-20 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 2.0 hours |
1942-Apr-20 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 4.1 hours |
1942-Apr-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 7.2 hours. "Flight from Johnson Island to Pearl Harbor" |
1942-Apr-28 |
Radioman |
Flight: 12.2 hours |
1942-Apr-30 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.3 hours |
1942-May-03 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-May-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 9.5 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-May-09 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.8 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-May-12 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.8 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-May-14 |
Radioman |
Flight: Ferry - 0.3 hours. "Pearl H to Ewa" |
1942-May-15 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.9 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-May-16 |
Radioman |
Flight: Ferry - 0.3 hours. "Ewa to P.H." |
1942-May-17 |
Radioman |
Flight: Ferry - 0.2 hours. "P.H. to Ewa" |
1942-May-18 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-May-18 |
Radioman |
Flight: Ferry - 0.3 hours. "To P.H. + return" |
1942-May-20 |
Radioman |
Flight: Ferry - 0.2 hours. "Ewa to Pearl Harbor" |
1942-May-23 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended - 10.0 hours. "Pearl Harbor to Midway Is." |
1942-May-26 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 3.1 hours
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1942-May-27 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.0 hours. Patrolled within sector 245d to 350d, 600 miles out from Midway. |
1942-May-28 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.0 hours. Patrolled within sector 235d to 355d, 600 miles out from Midway. |
1942-May-29 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.0 hours. Patrolled within sector 225d to 355d, 600 miles out from Midway. |
1942-May-30 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.3 hours. "Aerial combat with Jap. Mitsubishi Bomber. 40 Min Duration." Patrolled within sector 200d to 020d, 700 miles out from Midway. At 0950, a Betty approached fast from the starboard quarter. As it passed, Wideberg opened fire with the twin .30 bow gun. PPC Roby took evasive action for the next 30 minutes, mindful of the combat plane's 20mm cannon. The PBY fired approximately 700 rounds of .30- and .50-caliber ammunition, and was hit by approximately 175 bullets before returning to Midway on one engine. No injuries. |
1942-Jun-01 |
Radioman |
Flight: 11.0 hours. "Midway Is. to Pearl Harbor" |
1942-Jun-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 10.4 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jun-09 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting/Ferry - 12.7 hours. "Patrol" Departed Midway 0830 for Ford Island. |
1942-Jun-11 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jun-14 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.5 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jun-23 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jun-24 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 1.0 hours |
1942-Jun-27 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.9 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jun-30 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.6 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-07 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.9 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-10 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.7 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-12 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 1.0 hours |
1942-Jul-13 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.7 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-16 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-19 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test - 0.5 hours |
1942-Jul-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots)/Test - 2.0 hours |
1942-Jul-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Gunnery - 1.4 hours |
1942-Jul-22 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-25 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-27 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 3.0 hours |
1942-Jul-27 |
Radioman |
Flight: Gunnery - 1.3 hours |
1942-Jul-28 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Jul-30 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 1.0 hours |
1942-Jul-30 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 1.0 hours |
1942-Jul-31 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 3.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Aug-03 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.2 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Aug-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended - 9.0 hours. "Pearl Harbor to Midway Is." |
1942-Aug-06 |
Radioman |
Flight: Extended - 10.9 hours. "Midway Is. to Pearl Harbor." |
1942-Aug-27 |
Radioman |
Flight: Test - 0.1 hours. "Test hop" |
1942-Sep-07 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Sep-17 |
Radioman |
Flight: Navigation/Communication/Extended - 12.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Sep-20 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.7 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Sep-23 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Sep-29 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.4 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-02 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.4 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-10 |
Radioman |
Flight: Training (qualified pilots) - 1.0 hours |
1942-Oct-11 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-14 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.6 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-17 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 12.5 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-20 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 13.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-23 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.1 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Oct-26 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 13.3 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Nov-01 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.6 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Nov-05 |
Radioman |
Flight: Transport - 0.5 hours. "Kaneohe to Barbers Point." |
1942-Nov-16 |
Radioman |
Flight: Scouting - 11.0 hours. "Patrol" |
1942-Nov-21 |
Radioman |
Flight: Gunnery - 1.4 hours. "Gunnery" |
1942-Dec-07 |
Radioman |
Flight: Special - 8.9 hours. "Kaneohe Bay T.H to Palmyra Is" |
1942-Dec-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Special - 2.3 hours. "Palmyra to Fanning Is." |
1942-Dec-08 |
Radioman |
Flight: Special - 2.3 hours. "Fanning to Palmyra Is." |
1942-Dec-09 |
Radioman |
Flight: Special - 8.3 hours. "Palmyra to Kaneohe Bay T.H." |
1942-Dec-22 |
Radioman |
Flight: Gunnery - 2.8 hours. "Sleeve Firing" |
1942-Dec-26 |
Radioman |
Flight: Special/Extended - 8.8 hours. "Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, T.H. to Palmyra Island" |
1942-Dec-27 |
Radioman |
Flight: Special/Extended - 6.3 hours. "Palmyra to Canton Island, Crossed Equator at 2125 GCT, Lat 00-00 Long 168°-25′W" |
Publication |
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NAS Midway War Diary: 1942-May-30 to 1942-Jun-03 |
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Log Book: Griffith, John W. |
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Biography |