Lt. (j.g.) Cecil P. Benedict, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl P. Benedict, Graham, husband of Helen O'Brien, graduate of Midland High. Entered Navy, 1926, trained at Pensacola, Fla. Served in Phil., Java, Australia and Makassar Straights. Awarded Navy Dist. Unit Cit. with Star, Army Dist. Unit Cit. with Oak Leaf Cluster and Navy Comm. Ribbon. Discharged in 1946.