World War II Honoree

Gerald Jefferson Graham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Honored By

Philip C. McDonald

Relationship

Friends at Longstreet Cafe

ENTERED THE ARMY 1940, GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD TROOP C, 108TH CAVALRY. ASSIGNED 8TH ARMY IN PACIFIC, AIDE DE CAMP TO GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 1946 AT FORT MCPHERSON, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. RECEIVED PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, JOINED U.S. ARMY RESERVE, SERVED AS COMMANDER OF THE BLACK HORSE TROOP AT CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY.