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Bennie Griffin Jr 1931 - 1978

Bennie Griffin Jr of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on March 3, 1931, and died at age 47 years old on August 2, 1978. Bennie Griffin was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section V Site 1852 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
Bennie Griffin Jr
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11216
March 3, 1931
August 2, 1978
Male
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Bennie Griffin Jr's History: 1931 - 1978

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  • 03/3
    1931

    Birthday

    March 3, 1931
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC
  • 08/2
    1978

    Death

    August 2, 1978
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Long Island National Cemetery Section V Site 1852 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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In 1931, in the year that Bennie Griffin Jr was born, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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In 1943, he was only 12 years old when on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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