Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
William O. Graves, Corporal, US Army, 1952-1954
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It was a round-about route to get into the military for William O. Graves (Bill). At age 20 he was drafted by the Selective Service Board in Southern Illinois. He went to St. Louis, MO for the physical and other testing. He returned home for a short time. He went back to St. Louis to board a troop train that took lots of young men in a similar sit...