World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eldridge Mason Griffin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wythe County, Virginia
Honored By
Darleen D. Griffin
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED SERVICE ON AUGUST 30, 1943. RIFLEMAN 745. 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, CENTRAL EUROPE AND RHINELAND. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, AUGUST 20, 1944. DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 11, 1945.