Thomas B Griffin, Jr

Specialist Four
1ST ARMY POSTAL UNIT, US ARMY SPT CMD QUI NHON, USARV
Army of the United States
24 October 1947 - 01 January 1968
Dorchester, Massachusetts
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USARV

USA SPT CMD QNH
National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Thomas B Griffin, Jr

17 Oct 2004

Thomas Griffin, Jr. was from my unit, 1st APU, in Qui Nhon, South Vietnam.

Dennis Tabella
1st APU
Dec. 1965 to Dec. 1966

A Note from The Virtual Wall

A 61st Assault Helicoper Company UH-1H Huey (tail number 66-16629) was on an administrative flight when it impacted a tree line while attempting a low altitude crossing of the An Khe Pass in marginal weather. Ten men died in the crash:
  • From the 61st AHC:
  • Passengers:
    • CPT Peter Shell Kleinberg, MACV Advisory Team 31
    • CPT Frank Velazquez, MACV Advisory Team 31
    • SFC Felix Anthony Sisario, MACV Advisory Team 27
    • SGT Norman Ralph Anderson, MACV Advisory Team 27
    • SP4 David Lee French, MACV Advisory Team 22
    • SP4 Thomas B Griffin, Jr, 1st Army Postal Unit


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a fellow soldier,
Dennis Tabella
155 Niagara Street, Providence, Ri 02907
dennis@defendersofanimals.org 
17 Oct 2004



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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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