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William D Griffin 1917 - 1980

William D Griffin of Catoosa, Rogers County, Oklahoma was born on December 8, 1917, and died at age 62 years old in June 1980.
William D Griffin
Catoosa, Rogers County, Oklahoma 74015
December 8, 1917
June 1980
Male
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  • 12/8
    1917

    Birthday

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

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Cherokee County, Oklahoma United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 18020425 Enlisted: September 5, 1940 in Tulsa Oklahoma Military branch: Signal Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • Professional Career

    Chemists, Assayers, And Metallurgists
  • 06/dd
    1980

    Death

    June 1980
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1917, in the year that William D Griffin was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1920, at the age of merely 3 years old, William was alive when the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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