Raymond M. Griswold (1922 - 2010)

Born 16 May 1922 in Pleasant Plains, Ohio

Ancestors

Died 8 Jul 2010 at age 88 in Heartland of Springfield, Springfield, Ohio

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Raymond M. /Griswold/^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 MAY 1922

Place: Pleasant Plains, Ohio^[5][6][7]

Death

Death:

Date: 8 JUL 2010

Place: Heartland of Springfield, Springfield, Ohio^[8]

User ID

User ID: 523B9D5D51184E1F8E92A56505462203F74D

Reference

Reference: 6069

Burial

Burial:

Date: 12 JUL 2010

Place: Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio^[9]

Occupation

Occupation: Rodman & Chainman, Surveying, 1942^[10]

Note

Note: #N5983

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 19 OCT 2010

Prior to import, this record was last changed 19 OCT 2010.

Marriage

Husband: Raymond Wilson Griswold

Wife: Erma E. Bisher

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1918^[11]

User ID: 0368951B780E4341AF9B73E5759B520A3321

Child: Robert Griswold

Child: Raymond M. Griswold

Child: Dale C. Griswold

Sources

1. ↑ Griswold-982 was created by Don Worth through the import of Carley Worth 11.ged on Aug 30, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S619
3. ↑ Source: #S119
4. ↑ Source: #S1402
5. ↑ Source: #S619
6. ↑ Source: #S119
7. ↑ Source: #S1402
8. ↑ Source: #S1402
9. ↑ Source: #S1402
10. ↑ Source: #S119
11. ↑ Source: #S619

• Source: S119 Title: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Author: National Archives and Records Administration Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005 Repository: Ancestry.com Repository: www.ancestry.com
• Source: S1402 Type: Newspaper Title: Raymond Griswold (obit) Periodical: The Network of Springfield, Ohio Place: Springfield, Ohio Date: 8 Jul 2010 Media: web site Source Locality: http://new.springfieldohio.net/index.php/obituaries/1011-raymond-griswold.html Data Changed: Date: 19 OCT 2010
• Source: S619 Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002 Repository: Ancestry.com Repository: www.ancestry.com Text: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930

Notes

Note N5983

Served on the USS Hancock Aircraft Carrier in WW II.

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new.springfieldohio.net

Lt. Col. Raymond M. Griswold (retired USAF), 88 of Springfield passed away Thursday July 8, 2010 in Heartland of Springfield. 

He was born in Pleasant Plains, Ohio on May 16, 1922, the son of Raymond W. and Irma E. (Bisher) Griswold. 

Ray served his country in the US Air Force for 27 years as a Pilot, flying an air-sea rescue plane during WWII and Vietnam.  He flew in the South Pacific during WW II and was stationed in Morocco, Bermuda, and Amchitka.  He also was involved with the H bomb testing at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. Following WW II he sailed home on the USS Intrepid. 

Ray and his wife were long time members of the Springfield Country Club and the Officer’s Club at WPAFB.  He was a member of H S Kissell Lodge#674 F & AM, Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton, Antioch Shrine, Springfield Shrine Club, Kiwanis Club, where he received in conjunction with the Springfield Rotary Club, The Lt Henry A Beckley Award. 

Ray was preceded in death by his parents, wife Wanda F. Griswold (Dec 16, 2009), and an infant brother. 

His survivors include his brother and sister in law Dale & Mary Sue Griswold of Cincinnati; sister in law Vera Lambert of Springfield; nieces and nephews Mike Griswold, Kathy Mercurio, Lori Klug, Gretchen Goode, Nannette Lambert, Heidi Kirkpatrick, and Gregg Lambert; several great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews. 

The family wishes to express their gratitude to Heartland of Springfield and Crossroads Hospice and their staffs for the wonderful care and support. 

Visitation will be Sunday from 1-3 PM in the RICHARDS, RAFF & DUNBAR MEMORIAL HOME with Masonic services at 3:00 PM.  Services will be Monday at 11:00 AM in the memorial home with Rev. Paul Price officiating.

 

Burial with full military honors will be at Ferncliff Cemetery. 

Memorial contributions are requested to the donor’s choice.  Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.richardsraffanddunbar.com.