A Glimpse Into The Past

I found an old newspaper clipping about my great grandfather, Chester Griffin. Yes, he is the father of my 103 year old grandmother. Grandpa Griffin ran away to the navy in January 1901 when he was 15 years old. He served on the original USS Constillation and was on the first ship that sailed into San Franscisco harbor after the 1906 earthquake.

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