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First Name: Cecil

Last Name: Griffin

Birthplace: Cherokee County, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Troup, TX




Date of Birth: 1914



Rank: Private

Years Served:
Cecil Griffin

    
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
Biography:

Cecil Griffin

Private, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 52 (July 29, 1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Private Cecil Griffin, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with Company L, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, at Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944.
Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
Honoree ID: 317286   Created by: drjones46

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