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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Christian Drake

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Manhattan Beach, California

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS ONE OF CARLSON'S RAIDERS AT GUADALCANAL WHERE THEY WERE SURROUNDED BY THE JAPANESE. HE WAS WOUNDED AND WAS SENT HOME TO OPERATE ON HIS KNEE AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL IN SAN DIEGO. AT THE END OF 1943 HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO LONG BEACH NAVAL HOSPITAL.