World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon Odell Griffith
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bagdad, Florida
Honored By
Linda Wertscnig and Leon Odell Griffith, Jr.
Relationship
Daughter and Son
MY DAD WAS A COMBAT CORRESPONDENT ASSIGNED TO THE 22ND MARINE REGIMENT THE OLD RAIDERS. HE HAD A BABY HERMES A 35 MM CAMERA, AND HE TOLD THE STORIES SENT TO HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS-HE RETIRED A CAPTAIN AND IS BURIED AT BARRANCAS CEMETARY NAVAL AIR STAION PENSACOLA,FL