Graves, Robert B., 1927-2011
Biographical notes:
Graves (1927-2011) served in the Army for three years, including occupation duty in Japan with the 5th Cavalry Regiment and service with the 1st Raider Company [also known as the X-Corps Raider Company, 8245th Army Unit] in Korea from September of 1950 to April of 1951. Born in South Dakota, he moved to a farm outside Spring Green (Wisconsin) at age fourteen. After the war, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and worked as a landscape architect. His career includes working with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin, serving as general manager at the Spring Green Restaurant and Springs Golf Course, and working with Native American tribes to design and build golf courses throughout the United States. He settled with his wife, Derry, in Spring Green and had five children.
From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Graves, [videorecording], 2004. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 760886461
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- Civilians in war
- Combat
- Friendly fire (Military science)
- Guerrilla warfare
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953
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- Soldiers
- Veterans
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- Wisconsin--Spring Green (as recorded)
- Japan (as recorded)
- South Dakota (as recorded)
- Korea (South)--Kunsan-si (as recorded)
- Korea (North)--Changjin Reservoir (as recorded)
- Great Britain (as recorded)
- Korea (as recorded)
