Drake, Paul E.

1927 - 2014  (86 years)

• Name	Drake, Paul E.
  Birth	11 Sep 1927	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DRAK.P001
  Funeral	17 Apr 2014	Alton, Madison County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, United States Army  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Specialist (Rank) Specialist is a military rank in some countries’ armed forces. In the United States Armed Forces, it is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army, above private (PVT), private (PV2), and private first class and is equivalent in pay grade to corporal. In the U.S. Space Force it consists of the four junior enlisted ranks, prior to…
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	13 Apr 2014	Rosewood Care Center, Alton, Madison County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	17 Apr 2014	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Elmwood Cemetery in Flora, Ill., with full military rites being preformed by the Flora American Legion.
  		Headstone, Drake, Paul E.
  Person ID	I33809	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Drake, Durland Arthur,   b. 23 Jan 1905, Washington County, Indiana d. 12 Feb 1947, Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Kinnaman, Naoma Merrill,   b. 1 Sep 1908, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jul 2001, Alton, Madison County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F13879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Sep 1927 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 13 Apr 2014 - Rosewood Care Center, Alton, Madison County, Illinois Funeral - 17 Apr 2014 - Alton, Madison County, Illinois Burial - 17 Apr 2014 - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Paul served his country in the U. S. Army as a corporal during the Korean Conflict. He received his bachelor's of science from Shurtleff College in 1949. He was a Charter Member of Community Christian Church in Alton where he was proud to be a deacon and a Sunday school teacher.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10474] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Drake, Paul E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127973783), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10475] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Drake, Paul E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127973783), none. (Reliability: 2).