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Legacies Project Oral History: David Griffis
Wed, 01/15/2020 - 9:50am
David Griffis has lived in Detroit for his entire life except for two years of service in the military, when he went to Korea. He worked as a Personnel Technician for the Michigan Employment Security Commission and for Chrysler’s personnel department. He received a degree in business administration from Wayne State University, and went on to run two nursing home facilities in Detroit for over fifteen years. He has two daughters, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
David Griffis was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2010 as part of the Legacies Project.
Link, Frank H.
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1981
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Don Naylor Wins Chrysler's Dealer Award
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1959
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'Elmer And The Cornstalk'
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1972
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Local Law Enforcement Surveys Damage at Willow Run Airport Plane Crash, January 1957
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Wreckage of the Plane Crash at Willow Run Airport, January 1957
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Ann Arbor News, January 23, 1957
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Snow Shrouds Wreckage: This is a daylight view of the crash scene, showing the snow-covered wreckage as it looked in this morning's brilliant sunshine. The plane came down just short of a large, water-filled gravel pit and not far from Ford Lake. Pieces of the craft were strewn over a wide area.
Ann Arbor News, January 23, 1957
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Snow Shrouds Wreckage: This is a daylight view of the crash scene, showing the snow-covered wreckage as it looked in this morning's brilliant sunshine. The plane came down just short of a large, water-filled gravel pit and not far from Ford Lake. Pieces of the craft were strewn over a wide area.
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Tail Section of Navy Transport Plan After Crash Near Willow Run Airport, January 1957
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Ann Arbor News, January 23, 1957
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Tail Pretty Much Intact: About the only piece of the Navy plane recognizable as part of an aircraft was the tail section. The huge tail fin of the plane, a Navy version of the DC-4, loomed eerily in the snow-filled night sky.
Ann Arbor News, January 23, 1957
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Tail Pretty Much Intact: About the only piece of the Navy plane recognizable as part of an aircraft was the tail section. The huge tail fin of the plane, a Navy version of the DC-4, loomed eerily in the snow-filled night sky.
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Naval Investigation Team At Willow Run Airport Plane Crash Site, January 1957
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Navy R5B Transport Plane Crashes at Willow Run Airport, January 1957
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Ann Arbor News, January 23, 1957
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Where Pilot Sat: This is what was left of the pilot's compartment of the Navy R5B transport.
Ann Arbor News, January 23, 1957
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Where Pilot Sat: This is what was left of the pilot's compartment of the Navy R5B transport.
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