John Thomas Graham, Jr, son of John Thomas and
Dora Dean (Carr) Graham, was born in Alice, Texas on November 6, 1915.
He married Dorothy Lou Culton on September 8, 1938 and the couple had 2
sons, J.T. Graham III and Knox Kulton Graham. 1st Lieutenant John T
Graham served in Company F, 137th Infantry Regiment. He was Killed in
Action July 12, 1944 during the battle for St Lo, France. He is buried
at Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Texas.
SERVICES FOR LT. GRAHAM SET TOMORROW |
The funeral for J. T. Graham, Jr.,
of Corpus Christi, Army infantry first lieutenant who was killed
in action in France on July 12, 1944, will be held at the Church
of the Good Shepherd at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The Rev.
David S. Rose will officiate at the funeral and burial will be
in Seaside Memorial Park under direction of Cage-Mills Funeral
home. The family has requested that no flowers be sent.
Graham was the son of Tom Graham of
this city and the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Lou Culton Graham.
Other survivors are: two sons, J. T. Graham, III, and Knox
Culton Graham; two sisters, Mrs. John R. Bowen, III of Dallas,
and Mrs. Richard H. Rice, Corpus Christi; and two brothers,
Burdette Graham and Jack W. Graham, both of Corpus Christi.
Lt. Graham was associated with his
father in the oil business here before joining the Army in
April, 1942. He was a graduate of the volunteer officers school
at Fort Benning, Ga., and received basic training at Camp
Roberts, Calif. He had been overseas only two months when he was
killed.
Graham spent most of his youth in Corpus
Christi and was graduated from Corpus Christi High School in
1933. He was a member of the Rotary Club here when he entered
the Army.
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Corpus Christi (Texas) Times - June 4,
1948 - source - Find A Grave |
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