James S. Griffin papers. 1920-1998 (bulk 1945-1991).
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Saint Paul (Minn.). Department of Police
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Saint Paul Public Schools. Board of Education
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World War II Black Navy Veterans of Great Lakes.
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Griffin, James S. (James Stafford), 1917-
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James Griffin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1917 and grew up in the city's largely African American Rondo neighborhood. He was a talented athlete, playing on the all-city basketball team in 1945 and going on to serve as a basketball and football official for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1941 Griffin was hired as a patrolman in the St. Paul Police Department, and over the ensuing 30 years he worked his way up the ad...
United States. Navy
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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...
Central High School (Saint Paul, Minn.)
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