World War II Honoree

Ralph S. Graham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hotchkiss, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: CORPORAL. INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY NOVEMBER 18, 1942 AT DENVER, COLORADO. RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT CAMP MAXEY AND CAMP SWIFT, TEXAS. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES: NORTHERN FRANCE, HOLLAND, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, BRONZE STAR WITH 1 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AWARDED FOR BRAVERY, ACT OF MERIT AND MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946.