| Birth: | Aug. 17, 1920
Pleasant Hill (Cass County)
Cass County
Missouri, USA | | Death: | Nov. 11, 1983
El Centro
Imperial County
California, USA | 
WW II US Navy Veteran and Inventor. He served in the US Navy Seabees as a Electrician's Mate First Class during WW II. Saw action in both the Asian and European theaters of the war. He received the Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Combat Ribbon, Navy Unit Citation Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Asian-Pacific Medal, European Medal, WW II Victory Medal and the WW II Veteran Pin. He was a General Electrical Contractor after the the war and his invention the Tri-Tap Tool was issued patent number 434772 from the US Patent Office, on June 7, 1954. The Tri-Tap Tool, which is a multi center tap drill-threading device, is used in manufacturing, construction and general domestic use to this day.
(bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Gilbert Griffith | | | Burial:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego
San Diego County
California, USA
Plot: MW 129 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Feb 27, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7217988 |
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