Name:
Gerald Wayne McGraw
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
412492
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-09
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Plot:
Section 80
Row:
Grave:
Site 171
Decoration:
Comments:
Gerald Wayne McGraw was born on August 27, 1920, in Illinois. He was the son of Harley William McGraw and Leona Ann Needy McGraw. He was married to Alice Mae "Al" Kotrba McGraw Johnson Buchanan.
He served in the Weapons Company, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 10, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.