World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Howard Griffin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dallas, Texas
Honored By
Charles Henry Atkinson
SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN THE SOUTH SEAS. HE WAS DECORATED FOR BRAVERY AND WAS DISABLED IN THE FIGHTING, LOSING HIS SIGHT FROM A HEAD INJURY CAUSED BY AN EXPLODING SHELL.