Graham B. Cavenaugh

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/21/1944

Graham Best Cavenaugh was born in Duplin County, North Carolina on May 16, 1917.

He was drafted into the Army on May 30, 1941 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His home of residence was listed
as Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina and his civilian occupation was listed as Farm hands, general farms.
He had completed two years of High School and was single with no dependents.

The date of his assignment to the 22nd Infantry is unknown but he was with the Regiment
at least by December 1942 as his name is listed in a Company roster on a menu for the
Christmas Dinner of Company A 22nd Infantry at Camp Gordon, Georgia in December 1942. *

Private Cavenaugh was listed as Missing In Action in Normandy, France on June 8, 1944.

The Morning Report for Company A of July 9, 1944 indicated his status was changed to
Killed In Action on June 21, 1944.

Graham B. Cavenaugh was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #1 at Carentan, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in North Carolina on June 11, 1948.

Burial:
Wilmington National Cemetery
Wilmington
New Hanover County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section 3

Grave marker for Graham B. Cavenaugh

Photo by Marcus Stanley from the Find A Grave website

* Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

Top photo of Graham B. Cavenaugh from The Wallace Enterprise Wallace, North Carolina, Thursday August 3, 1944
via Julien Woestyn

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