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Griffin’s novels, known for their historical accuracy, have been praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for their “fierce, stop-for-nothing scenes.” And he belongs to the Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pensacola, Florida, chapters of the Flat Earth Society. He was a Life Member of the National Rifle Association. Colby Seminar on Intelligence, Military, and Diplomatic Affairs. He was the co-founder, with historian Colonel Carlo D’Este, of the William E. In January 2003, he was made a life member of the Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and the State of Delaware. He has been awarded honorary membership in the Special Forces Association, the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, the Marine Raiders Association, and the U.S. He was the graduation dinner speaker for the class of 1988 at the U.S. Army Aviation Association, and been awarded Honorary Doctoral degrees by Norwich University, the nation’s first and oldest private military college, and by Troy State University (Ala.). Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, and the August 1999 recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, presented at the 100th National Convention in Kansas City. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. He was the 1991 recipient of the Brigadier General Robert L. Griffin was a member of the Special Operations Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Army Aviation Association, the Armor Association, and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society.
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Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Griffin was appointed Chief of the Publications Division of the U.S. On his release from active duty in 1953, Mr. In Korea he earned the Combat Infantry Badge as a combat correspondent and later served as acting X Corps (Group) information officer under Lieutenant General White. Griffin was recalled to active duty for the Korean War, interrupting his education at Phillips University, Marburg an der Lahn, Germany. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany, and ultimately to the staff of then-Major General I.D. After basic training, he received counterintelligence training at Fort Holabird, Maryland. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1946. Griffin grew up in the suburbs of New York City and Philadelphia. More than fifty million of the books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and Hungarian.
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Griffin was the #1 best-selling author of more than fifty epic novels in seven series, all of which have made The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and other best-seller lists. Griffin was one of several pseudonyms for William E. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany, and ultimately to the staff of then-Major Gene W.E.B.