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Wilson C Griffin 1912 - 1998

Wilson C Griffin of Evergreen, Columbus County, NC was born on October 26, 1912, and died at age 85 years old on May 16, 1998.
Wilson C Griffin
Evergreen, Columbus County, NC 28438
October 26, 1912
May 16, 1998
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Wilson C Griffin's History: 1912 - 1998

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  • 10/26
    1912

    Birthday

    October 26, 1912
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Columbus County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34665260 Enlisted: January 30, 1943 in Ft Bragg North Carolina 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

    General Farmers
  • 05/16
    1998

    Death

    May 16, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1912, in the year that Wilson C Griffin was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1942, at the age of 30 years old, Wilson was alive when on June 17th, Roosevelt approved the Manhattan Project, which lead to the development of the first atomic bomb. With the support of Canada and the United Kingdom, the Project came to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly $2 billion. Julius Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear physicist born in New York, led the Los Alamos Laboratory that developed the actual bomb. The first artificial nuclear explosion took place near Alamogordo New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
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