Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 1 April, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
Hometown: Voluntown, Conn.
Lance Cpl. Tyler O. Griffin, 19, of Voluntown, Conn. died April 1 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Griffin was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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