Second Lieutenant Terrence Collinson Graves (July 6, 1945–February 16, 1968) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "outstanding courage, superb leadership and indomitable fighting spirit" in Vietnam on February 16, 1968. He was killed in action at the end of this day of intense fighting.
Terrence Graves was born on July 6, 1945, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and grew up in New York City, New York. He graduated...
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Second Lieutenant Terrence Collinson Graves (July 6, 1945–February 16, 1968) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "outstanding courage, superb leadership and indomitable fighting spirit" in Vietnam on February 16, 1968. He was killed in action at the end of this day of intense fighting.
Terrence Graves was born on July 6, 1945, in Corpus Christi, Texas, and grew up in New York City, New York. He graduated from Edmeston Central High School, Edmeston, New York, in 1963, and from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, with a B.A. degree on April 19, 1967.
During his school years, he was a senior patrol leader of the Boy Scouts of America and President of the Methodist Youth Fellowship. Graves was battalion commander of his NROTC unit while attending Miami University.
In 1967, Graves was commissioned a Marine Corps second lieutenant upon graduation from Miami University. He completed The Basic School, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia, in November...
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