World War II Honoree

Stanwood Griffith

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Ashton, Illinois

Honored By

Novaro & Jan Nichols & John C. Held

Relationship

Friends

MASTER SERGEANT, BASIC TRAINING, SHEPPARD FIELD, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. BASIC RADIO MECHANICS, TRUAX FIELD, MADISON, WISCONSIN. ADVANCED RADIO THEORY CHANUTE FIELD, RANTOUD, ILLINOIS. RADAR REPAIR BOCA RATON AIR CORPS BASE, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA. THIS BASE WAS THE ONLY AIR CORPS RADAR TRAINING SCHOOL AND THEIR WORK WAS HIGHLY CLASSIFIED. SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO LINZ, AUSTRIA NOVEMBER 1945 WHERE HE WORKED IN THE PERSONNEL OFFICE BECAUSE HE KNEW HOW TO TYPE. LATER BECAME CHIEF CLERK IN THE BASE FINANCE OFFICE. DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 1947.