Colonel Gerald Graham, USA (Ret.) during his visit to the MacArthur Memorial, June 1999
We are sad to announce the passing of the last living World War II aide to General MacArthur. Colonel Gerald Graham, USA (ret.), 1910-2006, served as the manager of General MacArthur’s Advance Headquarters in Port Moresby, New Guinea, and as a personal aide to General MacArthur and his wife during World War II.
A native of Atlanta, GA, Graham joined the 108th Horse Cavalry of the Georgia National Guard in 1928. A fan of polo, he learned early on that the only way to get in the game was to be rich or be in the Army. Graham joined the Guard and got his wish playing with a National Guard team that would play U.S. Army teams, some of which included George S. Patton.