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Home My WebLink Aboutscrapbook military doris tucker willett (1)Rep 4- C - Board Sends Contingent ToBingfiamton Jacksonville Gunner inWar Killed rac- Selective Service B od,4uf yendLAM - tically completed Its Ing 2-A and 2-B registrants under , 26 for preigduction examinations Bing - when It dlspatgqbed bhlso two he ning. '' hamton Armdry Tbirty-nine more registrants asked to have their tests transferred else- where, roue o[ On Apr. 5 a smaller rgrou for men under 26 went to Syracuse era prelnduction tests. A few - of men in this ago and occupational ut ' group are being revlewed by ofMereditha PeniCushboards. former Cor- nell TIST) GRAHAM _ center and quarterback, was leader of t contingent. His ' assletant wass DO Dougies Whitney of 116 Schuyler Place, a Cornell grad- uate employed by the General Flyi.ng CPOSS l Company. TMan To Mall Notices Board 495 said that by Awarded nightfall It hoped to complete the Job ofl mailing notices for prelnducitsow osthumously physical examinations to approxi- mately 377 registrants of its own and outside boards. The tests will) be held in Syracuse on Wednesdayj ' May 3. Board 496 said that lt� Alfred Theodore Graham Jr. avia- would send notices on Friday fort tion radioman third class of the examinations on Thursday, May 4. U.S. Naval Reserve has been 139ard 495 pointed out that al- awarded Flying Cross, the Dig - though men 26-29, with 2-A and 2-B classifications, were among His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred those being called for preinductior Graham of Jacksonville learned of tests, no instructions had court the award recently in a letter from from state headquarters that the? Vice Adm, Randall Jacobs, chief were to be reclassified if physical]) of the, Naval personnel. Graham fit. The tests serve to weld out the was, killed In action Oct. 25, 1944. 4-Fs, it was explained. His citation stated Graham ",dis- The board expects that preinduc tinguished himself by, heroism and tion examinations will be given al extraordinary achievement while men in 2-A and 2-13 classificatiol participating in an aerial .flight under 38 years of age before th against a major enemy task force summer is over. The call for May in the Philippine Seas on Oct, 25, registrants 26-29 with 2-A and 2-1 1944. classifications will hot take all c "He was combat aircrewman of a the men in that group, but thos,carrier-based dive bomber when his with, order -of -service numbers u ilot obtained a direct hit on an to 1,600. emy aircraft carrier of the Sho- Cases Reviewed l ku class, .0 )oar s w o have been reviewing the cases of "In the face of intense and ac- 2-A ana 2-B registrants have irate_ anti-aircraft fire his cool placed a research chemical engi- :rformance-�of duty contributed neer 27 years of age, married and uch to the success of this mission. without children, in 1-A. A regis- is skill and courage were at all ' tlant who is single, 22 years of age, •nes in keeping with the highest and a junior bacteriologist for a E tditions of the U.S. Naval Serv- food concern, also was reclassif ed II ' in 1-A. It Men reported by Board 495 as go- ing to Binghamton today were: John R. Bradshaw, Robert P. Conger, Walter M. DeCow, Richard F. Ennis Jr., Moody C, Thompson Jr., Laurie M. Brown. Robert N. Wright, Jaril H. Hoftmire, Peter H. Papasttat, Samuel B. Prellwitz, Arthur J. Newman, C. Scott Nevin, Anthony Geiss, Bernard A. Baer Burton Scheinman, Burton Grossman, Richard S. Landsma Melvin I. Goldfarb, Joseph J. Cap longo, Julius M. Hastings, Meredi h R. Cushing, James J. McGee, thur A. Oliver, Lawrence L. Wilt George G. Swanson, Robert Moore, Newton H. Odell, Rober+ Schmidt, Douglas B. Whig Charles A. Taussig Jr., Clifforr Firestone, William E. Rin] Lloyd W. Peelle, Howard A Harry F. Burgha rer Churey, Charles F. Phillips, C. Goss, Claude A. Poole, 1 Levine, Arnold H. Fainberg,,- ard S. Classen, Roge, J.TT ton H. Baker, Floyd A^e A George Gaydosh, Charles A Jit Cap t r tar u.....sey, Dov.y 1C Dickinson, Carl R. Darlinf W J Dorn, Lloyd J. Moulton, Sp'd L Wilcox, Raymond A. BuvrtG€ ford Bull, Julian D. HagiJilomfel W. Killian, Charles Heeld Jr.. and John R. Snyder. Registrants who aski to have their examinations trallierred el;e-I where included: Herbert Koppel, d•illian S. Brucker, William Grhth;, Harold) C. Eilen, Lee M. R(beliberg jr.. Gordon B. Graham, Rl'u'aMN. Tar. lor, Martin Burg, Ro6q 1;'oloollE Richard G. Milhan, .21a1d G. yic- Kellar, Dexter Edv.V,, INN' L��aw,,,r��e,,n��-ce Aviation Radfom Hann Graham, Class Allred Theodore (Ted) m, whose death I. last Friday by notion In the cthe VAS disclosed was a radio - Navy Department, bomber eta - man -gunner on a dive carrier. He boned on an aircraftMrs.Alfred was the son of Mr. andve. T• Graham of Jackson Graham, who was graduated tree Ithaca H[gh School in 1939, 21st listed In the service on his 1 hlrthdaY• Aug. 31, 1942. In high school he Was a member oC the hand, and 813 its editor oC the school paPp1'• The Tattler. After served fora time as f-rr -- - _. , idember of Carrier Air Group 15, own as "Pacific Champions," Job served aboard the USS Sex, Graham enlisted on his 21st thday, Aug, 31, 1941. Following A training at Newport, R.I„ he a transferred to the Boston val Training Station, where he s graduated as a radioman third ss. Later at the Naval Air Tech- Ll School at Memphis, Tenn., and ksonville, Fla., he trained for job as a gunner on a dive ]ber. He left for sa duty in ruary, 1944. I the 7 months Graham's unit In action the group was in 23 or engagements, including two scale naval battles. They de- yed more. planes, battleships, Ja,rriers than any other group, et a record for enemy air - hot down in a single day, ized adozen enemy bases,estroyed docksand supply ition dumps, e battle for the Philippines tilt supported landings on Oct. 24-25, 1944, and par- 111 d in fighting both days, � o 1 � 11 ALFRED THEODORE GRAHAM& Awarded Flying Cross orfolk, Va- Besides his parents, Graham is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Vir- ginia Crumb of Westerly, R.I., and I Priscilla, at home; also a nephew. I{(, S 500 e7� STATUTE MILFS RINGED LA$ELS locate where Allies continue to sl forces. Black areas ar Ju