World War II Honoree

Donald E. Graham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Tiffin, Ohio

Honored By

Mr. Wayne Graham

Relationship

Brother

SUMMER 1942, ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS. SEPTEMBER 1943, PREP TRAINING FOR Officer Candidate School (OCS) COMPLETED. SOME TIME IN 1944, COMPLETED FLIGHT SCHOOL AND WAS COMMISSIONED, RECEIVED WINGS AND 2ND LIEUTENANT STATUS IN GEORGIA. NOVEMBER 1945, DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE REGULAR STATUS. SPRING OF 1951, RECALLED TO ACTIVE RESERVE STATUS IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE. AUGUST 1970, RETIRED FROM ACTIVE RESERVE STATUS AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL. FLEW THE FOLLOWING PLANES; B-24, C-47 AND B-47. 98TH BOMB WING, 345TH SQUADRON. WAS TRIPLE RATED FOR THE B-47, PILOT, CO-PILOT AND NAVIGATOR.