Joseph Delmus “J.D.” Griffis

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Joseph Delmus “J.D.” Griffis

Birth
USA
Death
28 Sep 1969 (aged 56)
Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida, USA
Burial
Appling County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.5572433, Longitude: -82.1473618
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Son of Daniel Kirkland and Macy Carter Griffis. Brother to: Vera Griffis Westberry; Lera Griffis Smith; Doris Cleo Griffis Sullivan; Cleveron Alois Griffis Mayo and Margaret Griffis. Husband of Inez Leggett. Father of Daniel "Danny" Griffis. Veteran of WWII, JD was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii whenever the Japanese attacked. In the picture to the right, he is standing outside of the hospital at Pearl Harbor. JD's abdomen was pierced by a Japanese saber during the war. He was born in Georgia but spent a great deal of his life in Arcadia, Florida near his sister, Doris Cleo Griffis Sullivan. He is buried beside his parents in the Big Creek Cemetery in K'Ville, Georgia
Recently discovered evidence that J. D. was married to a Yvonne Boatright in 1946 in Ware County Georgia but no further information.
Son of Daniel Kirkland and Macy Carter Griffis. Brother to: Vera Griffis Westberry; Lera Griffis Smith; Doris Cleo Griffis Sullivan; Cleveron Alois Griffis Mayo and Margaret Griffis. Husband of Inez Leggett. Father of Daniel "Danny" Griffis. Veteran of WWII, JD was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii whenever the Japanese attacked. In the picture to the right, he is standing outside of the hospital at Pearl Harbor. JD's abdomen was pierced by a Japanese saber during the war. He was born in Georgia but spent a great deal of his life in Arcadia, Florida near his sister, Doris Cleo Griffis Sullivan. He is buried beside his parents in the Big Creek Cemetery in K'Ville, Georgia
Recently discovered evidence that J. D. was married to a Yvonne Boatright in 1946 in Ware County Georgia but no further information.