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PFC Cephus Griffin Jr.

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PFC Cephus Griffin Jr. Veteran

Birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Death
5 Apr 1968 (aged 20)
Vietnam
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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In Memory of….. PFC Cephus Griffin, Jr.
*** Company A, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.


You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!


CEPHUS GRIFFIN, JR. - Army - PFC - E3
Age: 20
Race: Negro
Date of Birth Aug 17, 1947 born in Dallas,Tx.
From: DALLAS, TX
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father's Name: Cephus Griffin, Born, Sept. 21, 1927 and Mother's Name: Ernestine Teresa Sims Griffin.
Possible Relatives: Cindy Louise Griffin, Emery Gerard Griffin, Michael R Griffin and Emery Gerard Griffin.

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Cephus Jr. Griffin
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 17 Aug 1947
Event Place: Dallas, Texas
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Cephus Griffin
Mother's Name: Ernestine Teresa Sims

Brother: "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Emery Gerard Griffin
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 01 Feb 1963
Event Place: Dallas, Texas
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Cephus Griffin
Mother's Name: Ernestine Teresa Sims





PFC - E3 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Dec 7, 1967
Casualty was on Apr 5, 1968
MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 54441778
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: A CO, 2ND BN, 60TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 12/07/1967
Incident Date: 04/05/1968
Casualty Date: 04/05/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device

In DINH TUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

Body was recovered
Panel 48E - Line 16


On April 5, 1968 PFC Cephus Griffin, Jr., at the age of 20 years old, became a ground casualty.

He was killed while in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam by an explosive device.

His body was recovered.





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In Memory of….. PFC Cephus Griffin, Jr.
*** Company A, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.


You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!


CEPHUS GRIFFIN, JR. - Army - PFC - E3
Age: 20
Race: Negro
Date of Birth Aug 17, 1947 born in Dallas,Tx.
From: DALLAS, TX
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father's Name: Cephus Griffin, Born, Sept. 21, 1927 and Mother's Name: Ernestine Teresa Sims Griffin.
Possible Relatives: Cindy Louise Griffin, Emery Gerard Griffin, Michael R Griffin and Emery Gerard Griffin.

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Cephus Jr. Griffin
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 17 Aug 1947
Event Place: Dallas, Texas
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Cephus Griffin
Mother's Name: Ernestine Teresa Sims

Brother: "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Emery Gerard Griffin
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 01 Feb 1963
Event Place: Dallas, Texas
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Cephus Griffin
Mother's Name: Ernestine Teresa Sims





PFC - E3 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Dec 7, 1967
Casualty was on Apr 5, 1968
MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 54441778
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: A CO, 2ND BN, 60TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 12/07/1967
Incident Date: 04/05/1968
Casualty Date: 04/05/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device

In DINH TUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

Body was recovered
Panel 48E - Line 16


On April 5, 1968 PFC Cephus Griffin, Jr., at the age of 20 years old, became a ground casualty.

He was killed while in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam by an explosive device.

His body was recovered.





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