IN SR0015

Memorializes Robert "Bob" Graham of Anderson, Indiana, who was born November 17, 1922 and died January 12, 2013 at age 90

Honors Graham's military service as a Marine Corps member in the 2nd Marine Division who received an Honorable Medical Discharge after surviving the Battle of Tarawa, described as the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history

Recognizes Graham as the first World War II veteran hired by the Anderson Police Department in 1945, where he rose to the rank of Inspector and received a Citation for Bravery for disarming a subject who shot his partner

Acknowledges Graham's extensive involvement in the Indiana Fraternal Order of Police, including serving as State President, and his 50-year memberships in the Fellowship Masonic Lodge and Elk's Lodge

Notes Graham founded Graham Detective Services, Inc. in 1967, which investigated cases in 43 states and worked for Madison County Courts Public Defenders