World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Joseph Griffin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Waterbury, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. RECEIVING STATION, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. ADVANCED AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, ST. MAWES, CORNWALL, ENGLAND. ADVANCED AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, SALCOMBE DEVON, ENGLAND. ADVANCED AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, NAVY #416, DARTMOUTH, DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND. RECEIVING STATION, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS(COMMANDER SERVICE FORCES). AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. SERVED ABOARD USS RIVERSIDE APA-102. RECEIVED AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.