John
Winslow
Giffin
Born in Osborne Harbour, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Abbott Giffin
and Emily Paige
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 20
in Sharbourne, Warwickshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Oct 2016
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Biography
John Giffin served for in World War II
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- John Winslow Giffin was born in 1921, the son of Alexander and Emily Paige Giffin of Osborne Harbour[1]
- in 1942, John died when his Whitley Z9229 aircraft's port engine failed and crashed at Sharbourne, Warwickshire, England, while returning from an operational sortie[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Simon Giffin and his descendants : a genealogy": compiled by Florence Giffin Martin and Mary Alsted Strange ; with Anne Borden Harding on Nova Scotia families; Format: Books/Monographs; Language: English; Publication: New York, New York : F.G. Martin, c1971 Subject Class: 929.273 G366; page 271
- ↑ Virtual Museum Shelburne County Men: Second World War and the Korean War, item 71 of 104
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