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Lawrence John Griffin

PFC Lawrence J. Griffin served with the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona.
He was reported missing in action following the destruction of his ship at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.

Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019

Branch

Marine Corps Regular
Service Number 295032

Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019

Current Status

Remains Not Recovered

Pursuit Category

Considered permanently non-recoverable.
Final resting place aboard the Arizona.

Capsule History

Pre-War Life

Birth

December 4, 1919
at New Orleans, LA

Parents

Lawrence Opte Griffin
Lydia (Rodrigue) Griffin

Education

Details unknown

Occupation

Details unknown

Service Life

Entered Service

September 10, 1940
at New Orleans, LA

Home Of Record

437 Celestine Street
Westwego, LA

Next Of Kin

Parents, Lawrence & Lydia Griffin

Specialty

Ship’s Detachment

Primary Unit

USS Arizona (BB-39)

Campaigns Served

Pearl Harbor

Individual Decorations

Purple Heart

Additional Service Details

Lawrence’s younger brother, Private Robert J. Griffin, was killed in action at Tarawa on 20 November 1943.

Loss And Burial

Circumstances Of Loss

PFC Lawrence J. Griffin was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor.

No known eyewitness accounts of Griffin’s death are known to exist. He was reported as missing in action following the sinking; this status was soon updated to “killed in action.”

Burial Information or Disposition

Griffin’s remains were not recovered or identified after the attack. In accordance with Navy tradition, he is considered lost at sea with the Arizona as his final resting place.

Next Of Kin Address

Address of parents, Lawrence & Lydia Griffin.

Location Of Loss

PFC Griffin was killed in action aboard the USS Arizona.

Related Profiles

Non-recovered members of the Arizona Marine detachment, lost at Pearl Harbor.

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