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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Augustus Tompkins 'Gus' Graydon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Columbia, South Carolina

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE WITH THE AIR FORCES IN 1941. STATIONED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA; COLUMBUS, OHIO; STUTTGART, ARKANSAS; AND FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. DEPARTED FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE IN 1944 AFTER HIS PROMOTION TO THE RANK OF MAJOR. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. IN 1945, HE OPERATED THE SHANGHAI, CHINA INTERNMENT CAMPS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.