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Royce Henderson Grahe
SEAMAN 2nd Class/US NAVY USS Portonia
Birth: March 16, 1900 in Frederick, MD
Death: October 6, 1987 in Martinsburg, WV
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Area R/Lot 168
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Frederick Post (Oct. 8, 1987)



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WWI Draft Registration Card
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WWII Draft Registration Card
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ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                       17 years
Home Residence during War:    39 E. 5th St., Frederick, MD
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          USN Induction (4/24/1917), apprentice Seamen
                          5/19/1917 Promoted to Seaman 2nd Class,
                          Receiving Ship, Norfolk, VA
                          6/9/1917 USS Pennsylvania
                          8/10/1917 Armed Draft Detail, New York, NY
                          8/26/1917 SS Portonia
                          9/8/1917 Armed Draft Detail, New York, NY
                          11/11/1917 Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, NH
                          2/6/1918 Naval Hospital, Washington DC
                   Honorably Discharged 7/26/1918 (physical discharge)
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Decorations:    Order of St. Sava (Serbian)

Personal Information
Occupation:     Claims Auditor, Veterans Administration Hospital
Father:              Julius Percy Grahe
Mother:            Ella Frances Rickards Grahe
Spouse:             Mary Moffitt

Cause of Death:    
Last Known Address:   8122 Prescott Drive, Vienna, VA                 

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Donors: TBA
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