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Otha E Griffith 1917 - 2008

Otha E Griffith of Bronx, Bronx County, NY was born on October 8, 1917, and died at age 90 years old on February 4, 2008. Otha Griffith was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 31 Site 2070 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.
Otha E Griffith
Bronx, Bronx County, NY 10469
October 8, 1917
February 4, 2008
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  • 10/8
    1917

    Birthday

    October 8, 1917
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    New York County, New York United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Air Forces Rank attained: S SGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 32180259 Enlisted: August 28, 1941 in Ft Dix New Jersey Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Welders And Flame Cutters
  • 02/4
    2008

    Death

    February 4, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Calverton National Cemetery Section 31 Site 2070 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
    Burial location
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In 1917, in the year that Otha E Griffith was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1945, when this person was 28 years old, on April 12th, President Roosevelt died of natural causes and Harry S. Truman, his Vice-President, became the 33rd President of the United States.
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