In the 1920 census when the family was living on York Road in Baltimore. Son of Rev. Willard F. and Mildred Graham.

Willard served as a Steward, S.S. Paul Hamilton, Merchant Marines during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

Willard was declared "Missing In Action" when the S.S. Paul Hamilton was hit by a aerial torpedo from a German torpedo plane and sunk of the coast of French Morocco during the war. He was awarded the Mariner's Medal.

His remains were not recovered.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett & Dan Phelan )
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AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS MEMORIAL—BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America’s liberty and prosperity. This sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished. This memorial serves as a marker for America’s Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths.
Dedicated October 8, 1991

In the 1920 census when the family was living on York Road in Baltimore. Son of Rev. Willard F. and Mildred Graham.

Willard served as a Steward, S.S. Paul Hamilton, Merchant Marines during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

Willard was declared "Missing In Action" when the S.S. Paul Hamilton was hit by a aerial torpedo from a German torpedo plane and sunk of the coast of French Morocco during the war. He was awarded the Mariner's Medal.

His remains were not recovered.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett & Dan Phelan )
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AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS MEMORIAL—BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America’s liberty and prosperity. This sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished. This memorial serves as a marker for America’s Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths.
Dedicated October 8, 1991