Charles S. Graham Jr. (’50), Richardson :: After graduating from high school in 1944, he joined the U.S. Maritime Service, where he served as a radio operator on Liberty ships in the final year of World War II. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952, stationed with the occupation forces in Japan. He used the G.I. Bill to attend North Texas and eventually joined Collins Radio, which merged with Rockwell International, where he worked until his retirement. He was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and enjoyed camping, travel, woodworking and photography. He was interested in electronics and built his family’s first color TV set from a kit.
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Charles S. Graham Jr. (’50), Richardson :: After graduating from high school in 1944, he joined the U.S. Maritime Service, where he served as a radio operator on Liberty ships in the final year of World War II. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952, stationed with the occupation forces in Japan. He used the G.I. Bill to attend North Texas and eventually joined Collins Radio, which merged with Rockwell International, where he worked until his retirement. He was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and enjoyed camping, travel, woodworking and photography. He was interested in electronics and built his family’s first color TV set from a kit.
