She's 100% Irish, and I happen to be a fan, so that's enough reason to write about Kathy Griffin when St. Patty's Day is rapidly approaching. Poking around in her roots, my fancy was captured by her Irish-born grandfather, Patrick J. Griffin (actually, both of her grandfathers were Irish-born).
But here's something you don't see everyday. You know how there's a question about military service in the 1930 census? Here's his response. Apparently, he served in both the Boer War and the Spanish-American War. His obit claims he was a captain for the British in the former, and a second lieutenant in the latter. How's that for a one-two punch?
