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Walter H Griffis 1916 - 2003

Walter H Griffis of Mangum, Greer County, OK was born on October 11, 1916, and died at age 86 years old on August 14, 2003.

Walter H Griffis

Mangum, Greer County, OK 73554

October 11, 1916

August 14, 2003

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10/11

1916

Birthday

October 11, 1916

Birthdate

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Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

White, Citizen
Nationality & Locations

Greer County, Oklahoma United States
Early Life & Education

1 Year Of College
Military Service

Military serial#: 38086253 Enlisted: February 18, 1942 in Ft Sill Oklahoma Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
Professional Career

Farm Hands, General Farms
08/14

2003

Death

August 14, 2003

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Cause of death

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Walter H Griffis lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.

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In 1916, in the year that Walter H Griffis was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.

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In 1927, he was only 11 years old when 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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