Grevstad, Melvin Clarence
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Melvin Clarence |
Surname | Grevstad |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Peter Andrew and Anna Grevstad. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE191 |
Markings | JO-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. E. 12. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVED ONES AND ALL WHO KNEW HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 42 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24640 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Grevstad Lake, Manitoba; 8km east of Snyder Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1944 |
End Date | 19-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed at St. Josefskirche in Offenbach. |