Print plaque Printing Tips

World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Curtis Graves

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Garden City, Kansas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

2ND LIEUTENANT, SERVED AS A GLIDER PILOT WITH THE GLIDER DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE ON 23 DECEMBER 1940 AND SERVED 42 MONTHS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 8 JUNE 1944 AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. HE IS BURIED IN MONARCH CEMETERY IN BLOSSVILLE, NORMANDY, FRANCE.