William Cleveland Graves

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Name: William Cleveland Graves
Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Date of Birth: February 6, 1920
Date of Death: November 23, 1985 (65 years old)
Parents: Horace and Lillian Graves
High School and Class: Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
College: Itasca Junior College - Coleraine, Minnesota
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus
Highest Rank: SGT (Sergeant)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: November 17, 1945 (Enlistment Date)
Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Date of Discharge: December 9, 1946 (Release Date)
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Military Highlights:
Information from United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946:
Name: William C. Graves
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Itasca, Minnesota
Education: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Engineers, electrical
Enlistment Date: November 17, 1945
Enlistment Place: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Branch: No branch assignment
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Wars Involved:
World War II

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Civilian Life:
William worked as a senior chemical engineer for Western Electric Company Indianapolis for 33 years before retiring in 1976.

For the past 35 years he lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Indianapolis and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and Old Oakland Golf Club.

Survivors are his wife, M. Juanita; a stepdaughter, Billie M. Campbell; and a sister, Genevieve Hansen.

William died at Ireland Army Hospital in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-B-41-2-4)

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