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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Warren 'Tony' Clark Griffin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Valley City, North Dakota

Relationship

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN COMPANY 'G' OF THE 164TH INFANTRY REGIMENT IN JANUARY 1941. SENT TO CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA. WAS TRAINED AS AN INFANTRYMAN AND COOK. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, SENT TO THE NORTHWEST TO GUARD BRIDGES AND RAILWAYS. IN MARCH OF 1942, TRANSPORTED TO MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, AND THEN NEW GUINEA FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING. JOINED THE FIGHTING IN OCTOBER 1942 ON GUADALCANAL. ALSO FOUGHT IN BOUGAINVILLE, THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND LEYTE. RETURNED HOME IN MARCH 1945 AND WAS DISCHARGED IN JUNE.