World War II Honoree

James Edward Griffith

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Greenville, South Carolina

Honored By

James Edward Griffith, Jr.

Relationship

Son

MEDICAL BASIC TRAINING (3 MONTHS); TRUCK DRIVER, LIGHT (4 MONTHS); MEDICAL AID MAN (6 MONTHS); LITTER BEARER (16 MONTHS), SERVED WITH 106TH GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR 1 1/2 YEARS IN EUROPEAN THEATER. MEMBER OF 4 MAN TEAM, CARRIED WOUNDED MEN FROM BATTLE FRONT TO MEDICAL AID STATION UNDER COMBAT CONDITIONS. ADMINISTERED FIRST-AID TREATMENT. TREATED PATIENT FOR SHOCK AND STOPPED BLEEDING BY APPROVED METHODS.