14 Jan 2002 My family has many fond memories of our son and brother, Captain William Boyd Graves. He was the perfect "big brother" to his three sisters, and a wonderful, caring son. Two of our fondest memories are when his pet sparrow hawk landed on the tall peaked roof of our neighbor's house and he decided to scare it off with his sling shot. Unfortunately his aim was perfect and he accidentally hit and killed the hawk. He was devastated. As a teenager his passion was a purple hot rod. Anytime he would give us a ride he would pretend it was an airplane and, while starting the engines, would go through all the motions of a pilot getting ready to take off. Our family name for him was "Bubby," and during High School his nickname was "Pogo." We still can see his friends tatooing "Pogo" on his arm in our living room! In addition to his parents and sisters, he left behind a wife and three children. From Georgia Graves (mom), Georgia, Ginny and Linda (sisters) lfabian@communicomm.com

 

20 Aug 2004 My father was a wonderful man. His grandchildren wish to have met him. His grandchildren are April and Ryan Boyd; David, Tabitha and Rainey; and Mark Russell and Jarod. He now also has great-grandchildren: Anna-Marie; Samantha and Nicholas; Colton and Brodie; and Zachary. I Love you daddy! Your Princess. From his daughter, Shawn Graves Warren mommie9700@yahoo.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall Two men from the 225th Aviation Company died when their OV-1C Mohawk, tail number 60-3755, crashed: CPT William B. Graves, Douglas, WY, pilot, and SGT Heinz A. Tapio, Sun Valley, CA, observer.

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