RAIDERS McGraw, George Richard

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

McGraw ​

• FORENAME

George Richard ("Muggsy")​

• UNIT

1st Raider Battalion (Company B) ​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

384898​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th July 1943 ​

• AGE

26​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Tablets of the Missing​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 02.07.1916, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA​

father George I McGraw (1898-1953)​

mother Margaret E. (nee Lynn) McGraw (1898-1985)​

26.07.1937 married Velma Edna Larue (nee Wicker), District of Columbia, USA​

29.04.1942 enlisted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania​

mortarman​

Next of kin - Wife Mrs. George R. McGraw, 3005 Pine Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania​

KIA New Georgia, Solomon Islands (body not recovered, probable drowning Rich Anchorage)​

declared dead 06.07.1944​

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