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Hershel R Griffith 1927 - 2001

Hershel R Griffith of Odessa, Ector County, TX was born on February 17, 1927, and died at age 74 years old on May 18, 2001.
Hershel R Griffith
Odessa, Ector County, TX 79763
February 17, 1927
May 18, 2001
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  • 02/17
    1927

    Birthday

    February 17, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Young County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38774021 Enlisted: March 8, 1946 in Ft Ord California Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment
  • Professional Career

    Tinsmiths, Coppersmiths, And Sheet Metal Workers
  • 05/18
    2001

    Death

    May 18, 2001
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that Hershel R Griffith was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1942, at the age of just 15 years old, Hershel was alive when on November 28th at 10:15p, a nightclub in Boston, the Cocoanut Grove, caught fire. The origins of the fire are unknown but it killed 492 people - the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Hundreds more were injured. The disaster was so shocking that it replaced World War II in the headlines and lead to reforms in safety standards and codes.
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