Individual Details
William Henry Drake Corp.
(July 7, 1924 - January 8, 1945)
BIRTH: Family Record of John Albert Drake in 1953 with additions from corr. with family.
DEATH: Corr. with Michael Drake, 5 N. Edgewood, LaGrange, IL 60525: "In January, 1945, Uncle John and Aunt Mayme recieved the news that their boy, William Henry Drake, had been killed in action. He died in the Battle of the Bulge."
BIRTH, DEATH: Vol.III Cem of Charleston & Hutton Twp Coles Co.ILL, p.111: Drake, Wm. H. Pvt 193 Glider Inf 17 ABN Div WWII 7-07-1924 1-08-1945.
DEATH: Corr. with Michael Drake, 5 N. Edgewood, LaGrange, IL 60525: "In January, 1945, Uncle John and Aunt Mayme recieved the news that their boy, William Henry Drake, had been killed in action. He died in the Battle of the Bulge."
BIRTH, DEATH: Vol.III Cem of Charleston & Hutton Twp Coles Co.ILL, p.111: Drake, Wm. H. Pvt 193 Glider Inf 17 ABN Div WWII 7-07-1924 1-08-1945.
Events
| Birth | July 7, 1924 | Charleston, Coles County, Illinois | |||
| Death | January 8, 1945 | Battle of Bulge, Belgium | |||
| Burial | Mound Cemetery, near Charleston, Coles County, Illinois |
Families
| Father | John Albert Drake (1899 - 1957) |
| Mother | Mayme Irene McGahan (1901 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Martha Berneice Drake (1922 - ) |
| Sibling | Edna May Drake (1926 - ) |
| Sibling | Dale Albert Drake (1928 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Mary Margaret Drake (1932 - ) |
| Sibling | Gerald Wayne Drake (1935 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Roy Drake (1937 - ) |