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GRIFFIN, John D - Date of
birth
12 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33617479 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mark L. Griffin (father)
Jennie C. (Britton) Griffin (mother)
Mary Griffin (sister)
Mark Griffin (brother)
Geraldine Griffin (sister)
David F. Griffin (brother)
More information
Pfc John D. Griffin enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on 24 February 1943.He attended high school for 4 years and was a mining-machine operator before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Pfc Griffin is remembered at the Old Saint Josephs Cemetery in Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - David F. Griffin, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com - David F. Griffin, www.findagrave.com - JGB