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THE SPRINGFIELD 50 PROJECT
www.springfield50.org
Theodore
Steven
Griffin
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
8/20/49
Birth Place:
Portland, MA
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Patrick E. Griffin
Mother's Name:
Virginia E. (unknown) Griffin
Sibling Names:
Marital Status:
Single
Wife's Name:
Offspring Names:
Education:
School Attended:
Mary O. Pottenger School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/8/54
School Attended:
Sacred Heart School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/7/55
School Attended:
Mary O. Pottenger School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/3/58
School Attended:
Armory Street School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
10/13/59
School Attended:
White Street School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
5/9/61
School Attended:
Holy Name School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/6/61
School Attended:
Forest Park Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/8/65
High School Diploma:
No
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Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
SSS Local Board Location:
SSS Registration Date:
SSS Registrant Description:
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
3/30/67
Entry Mode:
Enlistment
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Marine Corps
Military Component:
Regular
Rank:
Private First Class
Rank Abbrev:
PFC
Pay Grade:
E2
MOS:
311
MOS Title:
Rifleman
Awards Received:
Purple Heart Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal;
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation;
Vietnam Military Merit Medal
Length Of Service:
1 year
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
10/16/67
Major Command:
3rd Marine Division
Sub Command 1:
2nd Marines
Sub Command 2:
1st Battalion
Sub Command 3:
Company A
Army Campaign Number:
5th
Army Campaign Name:
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
6/15/68
Casualty Time:
1500
Casualty Age:
18
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Casualty Province:
Quang Nam Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Located In Or Near:
Da Nang
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, MA
Burial Plot Location:
St. Clara 57 #1
Burial Date:
7/4/68
Consigned Funeral Home:
Hafey Funeral Home, Springfield, MA
Escort Name:
CPL Robert Tyrell, USMC
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
24th
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
57W
Line Number:
26
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