Ora Graves

Ora Graves
Ora Graves
Born	July 26, 1896(1896-07-26) Las Animas, Colorado
Died	September 28, 1961(1961-09-28) (aged 65)
Place of burial	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, California
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Gunner’s Mate Second Class
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Medal of Honor

Ora Graves (July 26, 1896 – September 28, 1961) was an sailor in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the World War I.

Biography

Graves was born in Las Animas, Colorado, on July 26, 1896. He died September 28, 1961 and is buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, California. His gravesite is located in section W grave 1208.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 26 July 1896, Los Animas, Colo. Accredited to: Nebraska. G.O. No.: 366, 1918.

Citation:

For extraordinary heroism on 23 July 1917, while the U.S.S. Pittsburgh was proceeding to Buenos Aires, Argentina. A 3-inch saluting charge exploded, causing the death of C. T. Lyles, seaman. Upon the explosion, Graves was blown to the deck, but soon recovered and discovered burning waste on the deck. He put out the burning waste while the casemate was filled with clouds of smoke, knowing that there was more powder there which might explode.^[1]

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I

References

1. ^ "Ora Graves". Army of Medal of Honor website. 2009-08-03. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 

External links

• "Ora Graves". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9713. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 

Persondata
Name	Graves, Ora
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	July 26, 1896
Place of birth	Los Animas, Colorado
Date of death	September 28, 1961
Place of death