Diana McGraw

Diana McGraw (b. c.a 1896) was the primary critic of the Truman Administration's policy of continued occupation of Germany. She began her protests shortly after the death of her son, Pat McGraw, in September, 1945. Her crosscountry trips speaking out against the occupation proved critical in changing the politics of the United States and the ultimate withdrawal of American troops.

Diana was the wife of Ed McGraw, a World War I veteran and an employee of the Delco-Remy plant in Anderson, Indiana. They had two children, Pat and Betsy. Pat entered the Army shortly after the war began. Betsy married Buster Neft, a veteran of the Pacific theater. Upon learning that her son had died in September, 1945, Diana's mind quickly turned to how unfair it was that, even though the war was officially over, soldiers like her son were still being killed in combat. She vowed that she would do everything she could to end the occupation and bring the troops home.