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William Griffin 1924 - 2010

William Griffin of Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL was born on December 7, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on January 8, 2010. William Griffin was buried at Rock Island National Cemetery Section K Site 661 Bldg 118 - Rock Island Arsenal, in Rock Island.

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Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL 61201
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December 7, 1924
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    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1924, in the year that William Griffin was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1941, when he was 17 years old, on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.
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Griffin, Justin (Apr 18, 1895 - Sep 1973) Griffin, Robert (Aug 8, 1900 - Mar 1980) Griffin, Norman (May 26, 1907 - Jan 1986) Griffin, John (Jun 13, 1896 - Apr 1975) Griffin, William (Dec 23, 1918 - Sep 1985) Griffin, Harry (Aug 12, 1917 - Apr 1987) Griffin, Norman (Feb 10, 1918 - Sep 18, 1972) Griffin, Ernest (Aug 5, 1876 - Mar 1964) Griffin, Joseph (May 13, 1901 - Sep 27, 1994) Griffin, Lucy (Jun 6, 1893 - May 1969)
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