Name/Title
Ensign Donald T. GriswoldEntry/Object ID
2026.28.8Description
Ensign Donald T. Griswold, Jr. was born in Bryan, TX on 8 July 1917. He joined the Naval Aviation Corps following his graduation from Iowa State. His scout-bomber was shot during during the Battle of Midway after damaging a Japanese ship on 6 June 1942.
An inscription on the bottom reads:
"The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Ps. 121:8.
This is my prayer for the crew of the U.S.S. GRISWOLD.
Margaret N. Griswold [signed]
Mother of Ensign Don T. Griswold, and Sponsor of the U.S.S. GRISWOLD."Collection
USS Griswold DE 7
