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Graham
Kirkpatrick
1901-07-26

–

1968-02-13

Born:

Selma

, 

Alabama

Home:

Selma

, 

Alabama

Buried: 

Fort Gibson

, 

Oklahoma

Cemetery:

Fort Gibson National Cemetery

Graham Kirkpatrick graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1925. He resigned from military service in 1926 to go into private business, but returned to service in 1941. He retired with disability in 1945 as a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    10th Armored Infantry Battalion

    Division:

    4th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 4th Armored Division, General Orders No. 28 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Graham Kirkpatrick, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in France, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Kirkpatrick, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.