Son of Malcolm Graf, Sr. and his wife, Jeannette Downey. He was the husband of Linda Herron.
A resident of Islesboro, Maine, Malcolm Graf, was a crewman aboard the SS Marine Electric when she went down in 15 - 18 ft. seas, 40 mph winds, about 30 miles east of Chincoteague, VA. Thirty-one of the 34 crew members died when they had to abandon ship into frigid, 39 degree, water. Most, including Malcolm, dying from hypothermia.
The SS Marine Electric was a 605 ft. coal freighter and was en-route from Norfolk to Somerset, MA. The tragedy tightened inspection standards, resulted in mandatory survival suits for winter North Atlantic runs, and helped create the now famous Coast Guard rescue swimmer program.
Memorial:
On Saturday, August 25, 1984, a brass Memorial Plaque was installed and dedicated at the Reception Center on Warren Island State Park. The Plaque Reads:
In Memory of Malcolm E. Graf, Jr.
Park Manager 1968-1983
A group of 30 people attended the dedication including his widow, Linda, his mother, sister, aunt and uncle.
A resident of Islesboro, Maine, Malcolm Graf, was a crewman aboard the SS Marine Electric when she went down in 15 - 18 ft. seas, 40 mph winds, about 30 miles east of Chincoteague, VA. Thirty-one of the 34 crew members died when they had to abandon ship into frigid, 39 degree, water. Most, including Malcolm, dying from hypothermia.
The SS Marine Electric was a 605 ft. coal freighter and was en-route from Norfolk to Somerset, MA. The tragedy tightened inspection standards, resulted in mandatory survival suits for winter North Atlantic runs, and helped create the now famous Coast Guard rescue swimmer program.
Memorial:
On Saturday, August 25, 1984, a brass Memorial Plaque was installed and dedicated at the Reception Center on Warren Island State Park. The Plaque Reads:
In Memory of Malcolm E. Graf, Jr.
Park Manager 1968-1983
A group of 30 people attended the dedication including his widow, Linda, his mother, sister, aunt and uncle.
Son of Malcolm Graf, Sr. and his wife, Jeannette Downey. He was the husband of Linda Herron.
A resident of Islesboro, Maine, Malcolm Graf, was a crewman aboard the SS Marine Electric when she went down in 15 - 18 ft. seas, 40 mph winds, about 30 miles east of Chincoteague, VA. Thirty-one of the 34 crew members died when they had to abandon ship into frigid, 39 degree, water. Most, including Malcolm, dying from hypothermia.
The SS Marine Electric was a 605 ft. coal freighter and was en-route from Norfolk to Somerset, MA. The tragedy tightened inspection standards, resulted in mandatory survival suits for winter North Atlantic runs, and helped create the now famous Coast Guard rescue swimmer program.
Memorial:
On Saturday, August 25, 1984, a brass Memorial Plaque was installed and dedicated at the Reception Center on Warren Island State Park. The Plaque Reads:
In Memory of Malcolm E. Graf, Jr.
Park Manager 1968-1983
A group of 30 people attended the dedication including his widow, Linda, his mother, sister, aunt and uncle.
A resident of Islesboro, Maine, Malcolm Graf, was a crewman aboard the SS Marine Electric when she went down in 15 - 18 ft. seas, 40 mph winds, about 30 miles east of Chincoteague, VA. Thirty-one of the 34 crew members died when they had to abandon ship into frigid, 39 degree, water. Most, including Malcolm, dying from hypothermia.
The SS Marine Electric was a 605 ft. coal freighter and was en-route from Norfolk to Somerset, MA. The tragedy tightened inspection standards, resulted in mandatory survival suits for winter North Atlantic runs, and helped create the now famous Coast Guard rescue swimmer program.
Memorial:
On Saturday, August 25, 1984, a brass Memorial Plaque was installed and dedicated at the Reception Center on Warren Island State Park. The Plaque Reads:
In Memory of Malcolm E. Graf, Jr.
Park Manager 1968-1983
A group of 30 people attended the dedication including his widow, Linda, his mother, sister, aunt and uncle.
Gravesite Details
His body was recovered and removed to teh Douglass Funeral Home, Lexington, MA
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