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Jack
Walter
Griffith
MIA (Korea) KIA
April 1, 1920

–

July 4, 1952

Home:

Tulsa

, 

Oklahoma

Jack Griffith graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1944.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Boxer (CV-21)

    Action Date:

    June 16, 1952
    All Hands (February 1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Jack Walter Griffith (NSN: 0-283413), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with Fighter Squadron TWENTY-FOUR (VF-24), embarked in U.S.S. BOXER (CV-21), on 16 June 1952.