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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph Samuel Drewry, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Boykin, Virginia

Honored By

Virginia Military Institute, Class of 1943

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Activity During WWII

GRADUATED FROM VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1942. SERVED IN AN ARMY UNIT ASSIGNED TO SEEK AND KILL ADOLPH HITLER. THE 602ND FIELD ARTILLERY TRUDGED THROUGHOUT THE ALPS AND ITALY WITH 99 MULES AND 14 HORSES, EACH MULE CARRYING A PIECE OF THE ARTILLERY. WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THEIR DESTINATION, THEY DISCOVERED HITLER HAD GONE TO BERLIN. SENT TO SOUTHERN FRANCE AND STAYED UNTIL THE WAR ENDED. RECEIVED ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AND LEGION OF MERIT.