World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack M. Graves
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Morristown, Tennessee
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
INDUCTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE ON JULY 27, 1945, AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THE WAR IN EUROPE WAS OVER AS HE WENT TO BOOT CAMP AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC WOULD BE OVER BEFORE HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING. SERVED FOR ABOUT 13 MONTHS, INCLUDING IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946, WITH THE RATING OF SEAMAN FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.