Wallace H. Graham Explained

Wallace H. Graham
Office:Physician to the President
President:Harry S. Truman
Term Start:1945
Term End:1953
Predecessor:Ross T. McIntire
Howard G. Bruenn (served less than one year)
Successor:Howard McCrum Snyder
Birth Date:9 October 1910
Birth Place:Highland, Kansas
Death Place:Kansas City, Missouri
Allegiance: United States of America
Branch: United States Army
United States Air Force
Serviceyears:1936-1970
Rank: Major General
Battles:World War II
Operation Torch
Operation Overlord
Operation Market Garden
Battle of the Bulge
Awards: Legion of Merit
Bronze Star (2)
Purple Heart
Army Commendation Medal (3)
Croix de guerre (France)
Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Spouse:Velma Ruth Hill

Wallace Harry Graham (October 9, 1910[1] January 8, 1996) was the Physician to the President (1945-1953) during the presidency of Harry S. Truman.[2] In April 1950 President Truman sent Graham with a medical team to visit and assist King Ibn Saud, who, among other things, suffered from severe arthritis.[3] The response from Riyadh was favorable, and the visit helped cement relations between the United States and the Saudi kingdom, which had been strained by the US recognition of Israel.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L . 1953 . Fogerty . Robert P. . 686–688 . . USAF historical studies: no. 91 . November 9, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831192543/https://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Studies/51-100/AFD-090601-134.pdf . August 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum . Wallace H. Graham Papers . 26 May 2014.
  3. Brown . Taylor Kate . 8 June 2015 . The secret US mission to heal Saudi King Ibn Saud . BBC News Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20150609012632/http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32965230 . 9 June 2015 . live.