It was in the Pacific Theatre of World War II that Graham Hawks and Winthrop Rockefeller would meet and become good friends. They were both at a military officer\u2019s school when Hawks saw Rockefeller talking around with others. Hawks approached Rockefeller and told him that his grandfather, Byron Hawks, worked at John D. Rockefeller\u2019s, Winthrop\u2019s grandfather, estate in Tarrytown New York, first as a gardener and later as a superintendent. Enamored by this ancestral connection, Hawks and Rockefeller would form a bond and be at each other\u2019s side for much of World War II. The two would continue to maintain a strong relationship for the remainder of their lives long after the end of World War II.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It was in the Pacific Theatre of World War II that Graham Hawks and Winthrop Rockefeller would meet and become good friends. They were both at a military officer\u2019s school when Hawks saw Rockefeller talking around with others. Hawks approached…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n