Early Life
Daniel T. Griffin was born on March 25, 1911 in Allendale, IL to the Reverend Pearl D. Griffin and his wife Pernia. Pearl was a traveling minister and moved the family from town to town until they settled in Colorado Springs, CO. Growing up, Daniel enjoyed the hunting and fishing that the Colorado Springs area provided. During his last several years of school, he was employed with the Gazette & Telegraph Co. in Colorado Springs.
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