Gordon M. Graham

Gordon Marion Graham (February 16, 1918 – March 22, 2008) was a United States Air Force lieutenant general.

Graham was a combat pilot who, during World War II was credited with 7 aerial victories making him a flying ace.

[2] Graham began his military career in December 1940 as an aviation cadet and was commissioned as second lieutenant and received his pilot wings upon completion of flying school in August 1941.

During World War II, Graham joined the 355th Fighter Group in the Eighth Air Force in Europe in August 1944, stationed at RAF Steeple Morden.

[2] In 1947, Graham entered the University of Pittsburgh under the Air Force Institute of Technology program, earning a Master of Science degree in 1948.

[2] Between September 1949 and December 1954, Graham served as chief of the Target Analysis Division in the Office of the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters U.S. Air Force and then as director of targets in the Directorate of Intelligence, Headquarters Far East Air Forces in Japan, during the Korean War[2] Graham returned to the United States in January 1955 and served first as deputy commander and then from October 1955 as commander of the 31st Strategic Fighter Wing at Turner Air Force Base.

[2] Graham died on March 22, 2008, of a stroke at his home in Irvington, Virginia and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

To better equip himself for the responsibilities attendant to leading Fighter units in combat, Colonel Graham flew practically every position in the squadron formation.

Colonel Graham's earnest prosecution of the aerial offensive against the enemy during this period reflects great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.