Any info on Oblt Josef Gröne of JG54

[markjsheppard]

Hi

Trying to find more information on this pilot. Think I have tried before without much success. Does not seem to be much on him.

Seems he was a long serving memeber of JG54 is the same pilot?

25/08/1942 Ltn. Gröne 4 JG 54 Claimed a Yak -1

April 1944 - Oblt Josef Gröne, the ‘Technische Officer’ of Stab IV/JG54, crash landed at Dorpat and was injured in his Bf109 G-6 W.Nr411260

He is believe to have survived WWII. Could really do with finding anything more on him, whether he survived, DOB and where he came from etc.

regards

Mark

[Johannes]

Hi

Gröne was born on 1st December 1918. In late 1942 he did a stint as a trainer with Jgr.Drontheim, later with erg./Jgr.Ost. On 13th April 1943 he was shot down and wounded, his Bf109 coming down over Derpat, Russia. In October 1943 he became Technical Officer to IV./Jg54. On 16th February 1945 he transfered to Jg5. Last rank I have for him was Oberleutnant.

He made two claims as a Leutnant with 4./Jg54:-

25th August 1942 Jak-1 0930 hrs Nr.1
16th January 1943 Pe-2 1240 hrs 2000 metres altitude Nr.2

Sorry, but I have no date of death for him.

Kind Regards

Johannes

[markjsheppard]

Hi Johannes,

Is this correct?

"On 13th April 1943 he was shot down and wounded, his Bf109 coming down over Derpat, Russia".

Or do you mean 13th April 1944?

I believe he survived WWII and if he transferred to JG5 I would hope there might be more information on him.

Need to do a bit more digging.

Thanks for your help.

regards

Mark

[Larry deZeng]

Postwar history and date of death not found.


GRÖNE, Josef. (DOB: 01.12.18 in Essen). 08.42 in 4./JG 54. 31.10.42 at JGr. Drontheim for training, then to Erg.JGr. Ost and then to 4. and 12./JG 54. 08.43, trf to 10./JG 54. 10.43 appt Techn.Offz. in IV./JG 54. 12.44 appt Stafü 16./JG 54. 16.02.45 Oblt., appt Stafü in JG 5. Credited with one victory.

L.

[markjsheppard]

Thanks Larry,

Will speak to Axel Urbanke to see if he ever found him when he was researching JG54/JG26 for his D-9 books as well as our Norwegian friends who might know a bit more regarding JG5 and the surrender in Norway.

regards

Mark

[Johannes]

Sorry, typo error 1944 it was not 1943.

Regards

Johannes