2LT John Joseph “Jack” Griffin Jr. (1913-1945)

2LT John Joseph “Jack” Griffin Jr. Veteran

Birth

7 Aug 1913

Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA

Death

19 Feb 1945 (aged 31)

Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Burial

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section C Site 819

Memorial ID

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Lieutenant John 'Jack' Joseph Griffin, United States Marine Corps., combat engineer, killed in action, Iwo Jima, Japan

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Kansas.

Family Members

Parents

John Joseph "J.J." Griffin Sr

1884–1943
Margaret Edith "Maggie" Griffith Griffin

1888–1950

Spouse

Jean Blanche Reid Deitrich

1914–1998

Siblings

Margaret E. Griffin

1907–1912
Bess Agnes Griffin Wheir

1911–2004

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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-2020
1920 United States Federal Census
Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
1930 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census

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John Joseph "J.J." Griffin Sr

Margaret Edith "Maggie" Griffith Griffin

Jean Blanche Reid Deitrich

Margaret E. Griffin

Bess Agnes Griffin Wheir

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John Joseph "J.J." Griffin Sr

Margaret Edith "Maggie" Griffith Griffin

Jean Blanche Reid Deitrich

Margaret E. Griffin

Bess Agnes Griffin Wheir

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