Griffin, Darrell Ray Jr
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Verified At 36, SSG Griffin, Darrell Ray Jr of ALHAMBRA, CA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on March 21, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Griffin, Darrell Ray Jr was 36 and from ALHAMBRA, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT LEWIS, WA as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On March 21, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Griffin, Darrell Ray Jr in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 36. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Griffin, Darrell Ray Jr was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
