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
  Death	13 Apr 2014	Rosewood Care Center, Alton, Madison County, Illinois   [1]
  Funeral	17 Apr 2014	Alton, Madison County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, United States Army  [2]
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Army Emblem 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 (Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  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).