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John Calvin Graham1,2

Male, b. 23 December 1928, d. 6 May 2000, #56247


Burial*   Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Clark Co., NV, Inscription: John Calvin Graham
FTCM US Navy
WWII Korea Viet Nam
Dec 23 1928 May 6 20002
Note*   John is the son of Norma and Bowman Graham. He enlisted in the Army n 1946 but transferred to the Navy made a career in that service.3,4,1 
Note   After Dorothy's death, John married Beverly Jean? and moved to Las Vegas, NV.2 
Marriage*   Principal=Dorothy L. Metts1 
Birth* 23 December 1928  Somerset, Somerset Co., PA1,2,3,5 
Milit-Beg* 27 September 1946  Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Name: John C Graham
Name (Original): GRAHAM JOHN C
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 27 Sep 1946
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department
Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence Place:
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1928
Birthplace: PENNSYLVANIA
Education Level: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank:
Army Branch: No branch assignment
Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Serial Number: 13250816
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 01431.143
Citing this Record: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNW-QLS : 5 December 20144 
News/Obit 23 December 1959  Birthdays
DECEMBER 23, 1959
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:

John C. Graham, Acosta.

Published in the Daily American, (Somerset, PA), Wednesday, December 23, 19595 
News/Obit* 30 May 1961  John C. Graham, FTCA has been given the rating of Chief Petty Officer as of May 16. He is the son of Mrs. Norma Graham, Acosta and is married to the former Dorothy Metts of Jerome. he is now stationed at Bainbridge, Md and his duties include instruction at fire control, techncal A school and working in career counseling.
He entered the service October 5, 1946. He attended Somerset high school and completed his schooling in the Navy.

Published in the Daily American, (Somerset, PA), Tuesday, May 30, 19611 
Death* 6 May 2000  Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV2 
News/Obit 9 May 2000  John Calvin Graham

John Calvin Graham, 71, of Las Vegas died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 23, 1928, in Salisbury, Pa. A resident for two years, he was a fire control technician, a Korean War and Vietnam War Navy veteran, past president, vice president and secretary of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly J.; two sons, Larry Graham of Wilmington, N.C., and David W. Lewis of Vista, Calif.; one daughter, Cathy Shufelt of Euless, Texas; his mother, Norma Weimer Thomas of Somerset, Pa.; one sister, Katherine Maines of Williamson, N.Y.; one brother, Earl Thomas of Somerset, Pa.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation is scheduled 4-6 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in Palm Chapel, Eastern. Graveside services will be private.
The family suggests donations to the American Heart Association, 6370 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 1, Las Vegas, NV 89103.

Published in the Las Vegas Sun (NV), May 9, 20006 

Family Dorothy L. Metts
Marriage*   Principal=Dorothy L. Metts1 
Child  1. Larry Norman Graham

Last Edited 20 Aug 2018

Citations
  1. [S1125] Newspaper Archive, online http://www.newspaperarchive.com, https://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/somerset/somerset-daily-american/1961/05-30/page-5.
  2. [S626] Find-A-Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com.
  3. [S248] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , 1930 U.S. Federal Census.
  4. [S1381] U.S. World War II Army Enlistments, 1938-1945 LDS, online https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fcollection%2F2028680.
  5. [S1125] Newspaper Archive, online http://www.newspaperarchive.com, https://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/somerset/somerset-daily-american/1959/12-23/page-4.
  6. [S323] News Bank.


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