Name:
Joseph Burtram Drake
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
37204611
Unit:
314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-20
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
B
Row:
3
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Joseph Burtram Drake was born on May 17, 1914, in Centerville, Linn County, Kansas. He served in the 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 20, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin in France and is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Goodrich Cemetery, Goodrich, Linn County, Kansas.