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United States Marine Corps brigadier general

Samuel Blair Griffith II (May 31, 1906 – March 27, 1983) was a brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps.

Griffith entered the Marines in 1929 after graduating from the United States Naval Academy.

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He served in and commanded Marine units in the Pacific theater of World War II and retired from service in 1956. After his retirement, Griffith wrote several books and numerous articles on military history and lectured widely.

He died on March 27, 1983, in Rhode Island.

Early life through World War II

Griffith was born May 31, 1906, in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.

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Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1929, he accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. Prior to World War II, he took part in the Second Nicaraguan Campaign, and served in China, Cuba, and England.

From 1935 to 1938, he studied the Chinese language while attached