Posted by Terry Powers on December 27, 2022:

Harry A. Griffith, 78, an Army Lieutenant General who retired as Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency, died of lung and heart ailments, July 16, 2003, at Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia. General Griffith began his military career as an enlisted man during World War II and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point after the war. He served in the Corps of Engineers and received a master's degree in civil engineering at California Institute of Technology. During the war in Vietnam, he commanded an engineering group. He was district engineer in Mobile, Alabama, and oversaw construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Later, he was chief of the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group in Korea. On retiring from the Army in 1983, General Griffith was senior vice president of Brown & Root International, where he directed the company's Washington office. This included providing logistical support for U.S. forces in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations in Bosnia, Haiti, Rwanda and Somalia. A resident of McLean, General Griffith had lived in this area on and off since the early 1960s. He was born and raised in Boonton, New Jersey. He was president of the West Point Society of the District of Columbia from 1983 to 1986. He was a member of the Cosmos Club in Washington, St. John's Catholic Church in McLean, and a volunteer with So Others Might Eat. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Ann Griffith of McLean; six children; and 17 grandchildren. GRIFFITH, HARRY A. On Wednesday, July 16, 2003. Faithful husband of 47 years, dedicated soldier of 36 years, loving father of six, and grandfather of 17. Mass of Christian Burial to be held on Monday, July 21, at 1 p.m. at St. John's Catholic Church, 6420 Linway Terrace, McLean, Virginia, followed by interment with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery at 3 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimers Association NCA, 11240 Waples Mill Rd., Suite 402, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. "From a contemporary press report" www.arlingtoncemetery.net/hagriffith.htm#:~:text=Harry%20A.,Fairfax%20Hospital%2C%20Fairfax%2C%20Virginia.

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