Today I Found Out
The Youngest to Serve (2018x9)
Yayınlanma tarihi: Oca 09, 2018
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In this video:
Calvin Graham was the youngest of seven children of a poor Texas farm family and because of his abusive stepfather, he and one of his older brothers decided to move out. Calvin supported himself by selling newspapers and delivering telegrams on weekends and after school.
Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/04/youngest-serve-calvin-graham-12-years-old-wwii/
Sources:
http://armedforcesmuseum.com/youngest-serviceman-in-world-war-ii-calvin-graham/
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-boy-who-became-a-world-war-ii-veteran-at-13-years-old-168104583/?no-ist=
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/08/calvin-graham-12-year-old-veteran_n_2434215.html
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-06-17/features/9406170023_1_medals-bataan-death-march-navy-secretary-john-dalton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Graham
Image Credit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II#/media/File:Approaching_Omaha.jpg
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