Samuel b griffith biography of abraham
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One of the more remarkable military men of recent history was Samuel B. Griffith (1906-1983). Born in Lewiston, Pennsylvania, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1929 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S.
Marine Corps. From 1931 to 1933, he served in Nicaragua with the American forces aiding that country’s Guardia Nacional, in what later became somewhat derisively referred to as the “Banana Wars.”
After this, he was posted to China.
In order to establish the Book of Abraham as a historically authentic ancient document, one must consider many elements.
It is not widely known now, but units of the Fourth Marines were posted in Shanghai in the early 1930s to protect American interests. China at the time was experiencing one of its periodic descents into chaos and war, and duty there was not without its share of excitement.
Duties there consisted primarily of policing the borders of the international concessions that had been carved out by various foreign powers.
Griffith, however, was assigned at the language officer at the American Embassy in Peking.
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