During World War II, Graf and 7,500 soldiers were sent to the Asiatic Pacific Theater on the USS Monterey. Graf recalls the luxury liner turned troop ship with its…”stateroom for 2 people now held 12-16 people…when I looked out, there were ships as far as I could see…I realized the tremendous thing that was happening.” [00:16:10]
#1: Edwin J. Graf, age 97, at his home in Bella Vista, Arkansas, 2019
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#2: Drawing of Graf family home from 1858-1972, Tomah, Wisconsin
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#3: Edwin Graf, age 1, 1929
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#4: Graf family photo: (standing, l-r) Jane, John, Edwin, and Jeanette; (seated) Evalyn and John Sr.; Tomah, Wisconsin, 1938
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#5: Edwin Graf's father, John Graf, at farm in Tomah, Wisconsin, ca. 1940s
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#6: 'I like you" presented to Edwin Graf at a national convention in Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1975-1980
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#7: Edwin Graf with his wife, Garnet Graf, Bella Vista, Arkansas, 1989
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#8: Four generations of Grafs with each generation 30 years apart: Edwin Graf at age 93, with his son (age 63), grandson (age 33), and great-grandson (age 3)
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