William S. Gravely

Background

Gravely, William S. was born on March 30, 1888 in Martinsville, Virginia, United States. Son of William Seymour and Elizabeth Leigh (Hairston) Gravely.

Education

Graduate Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1911. Graduate Air Service Pilots school and Bombardment School, 1921, Air Corps Tactical School, 1931, Command and General staff schedul, 1936.

Career

Commissioned First lieutenant, Field Artillery, 1917, on active duty to 1920. Commissioned First lieutenant, Air Service, 1920, advancing through the grades to brigadier general, 1944. Home: Roanoke, Virginia.

Achievements

• William S. Gravely has been listed as a noteworthy army officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Ada Colson, September 24, 1919.

Father:

William Seymour Gravely

Mother:

Elizabeth Leigh (Hairston) Gravely

Spouse:

Ada Colson