World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilfred A. Graham
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Martins Ferry, Ohio
Honored By
Family
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES AS A LICENSED PILOT ON JULY 6, 1942 AND COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. COMPLETED ADVANCED FLIGHT TRAINING WITH SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT AT MATHER FIELD IN CALIFORNIA. ATTENDED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL GRADUATING MARCH 3, 1943, COMMISSIONED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT. SERVED IN YUMA, ARIZONA TEACHING BASIC FLYING TECHNIQUES. PECOS TEXAS, DECEMBER 1943 INSTRUCTED PILOTS IN ADVANCED FLYING AND RECEIVED HIS 1ST LIEUTENANT COMMISSION. ASSIGNED TO B-17, 4-ENGINE TRAINING AND B-29 TRANSITION TRAINING AT WILLIAMS FIELD IN CHANDLER, ARIZONA AND HOBB'S FIELD IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO. TRAINED DOZENS OF PILOTS PRIOR TO HIS DISCHARGE IN OCTOBER OF 1945.