World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earl F. Drake
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Marvin L. DeShong
SERVED WITH 115TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY B, 29TH DIVISION. RANK PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WEAPONS QUALIFICATIONS: .45 CALIBER PISTOL, .30 CALIBER CARBINE, .30 CALIBER MACHINE GUN AND BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS. INDUCTED MAY 24, 1943. DEPARTED EUROPE AT PORT OF EMBARKATION BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY JANUARY 3, 1946. ARRIVED U.S. JANUARY 16, 1946 AND DISCHARGED FROM UNIT B SEPARATION CENTER 45 AT INDIANTOWN GAP MILITARY RESERVATION, PENNSYLVANIA.