CAPTAIN JOHN GRIFFITHS MEDAL OF HONOR GRAVESTONE
CAPTAIN OF THE FORECASTLE U.S. NAVY ON BOARD THE U.S.S. SANTIAGO DE CUBA DURING THE ASSAULT ON FORT FISHER ON 15 JANUARY 1865 HE WAS ONE OF 6 MEN WHO ENTERED THE FORT IN THE ASSAULT FROM THE FLEET. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE UNION ARMY IN THE 20TH REGIMENT, MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY.
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