High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Brigidier General Samuel B. Griffith, was an officer and commander in the United States Marine Corps. Griffith entered the Marines in 1929 after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. He served in and commanded Marine units in the Pacific theater of World War II and retired from service in 1956. After his retirement, Griffith authored several books and numerous articles on military history and lectured widely. He died on March 27, 1983 in Rhode Island.