Herman Clyde Griffith was born in Herrin, Illinois, the son of Sam Early and Manervia S. Griffith

He is memorialized at the North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 16 March 1923
  • Date of death: 27 November 1943
  • County: Marion
  • Hometown: Whitwell
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
  • Theater: Europe, North Africa
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Middle Panel
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