World War II Honoree

Emmett Yates Griffin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Washington, District Of Columbia

Honored By

Robert E., David L. & Linda J. Griffin

Relationship

Sons & Daughter

ENLISTED MARCH 12, 1942 IN WASHINGTON, D.C. GRADUATED AIR CORPS TECHNICAL SCHOOL, ARMY AIR FORCE, KEESLER FIELD, MISSISSIPPI, AIRPLANE MECHANICS AUGUST 8, 1942. MADE STAFF SERGEANT, 351ST SCHOOL SQUADRON, LAS VEGAS GUNNERY SCHOOL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. DIPLOMA FOR AERIAL GUNNER OCTOBER 26, 1942. MOVED TO KINGMAN AIR BASE, STAFF SERGEANT, 460TH BASE SCHOOL HEADQUARTERS AND AIR BASE SQUADRON, KINGMAN ARIZONA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED MARCH 30, 1943, FOR MEDICAL REASONS AFTER HEART EPISODES IN FLIGHT. WENT TO GLENN L. MARTIN COMPANY SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 15, 1942. WAR SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR AND SIX MONTHS THEREAFTER AS ENGINEERING DRAFTSMAN AT NAVAL ORDNANCE LABORATORY, NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON, D.C. ON JUNE 20, 1945. EMPLOYED THEREAFTER AT NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY AS ARCHITECT.