John D. Drake
NAME: John D. Drake
ASN: 39560843
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH: 1913?
DATES OF SERVICE: 17 Feb 1943 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: Replacement Plt. G Co (Prov) 2nd Bn 509th PIR
CAMPAIGNS:
AWARDS:
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
17 Feb 1943 - Enlisted at Los Angeles, CA - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 39560843 | 39560843 |
| NAME | DRAKE#JOHN#D############ | DRAKE#JOHN#D############ |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 91 | CALIFORNIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 037 | LOS ANGELES |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 9141 | LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 17 | 17 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 02 | 02 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 43 | 43 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | P0 | TURKEY |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 13 | 13 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | J | White, not yet a citizen |
| EDUCATION | 1 | 1 year of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 229 | Kitchen workers in hotels, restaurants, railroads, steamships, etc., n.e.c. |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 1450 | 1450 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 7.21# | 7.21# |
11 Jan 1944 - Pvt. John D. Drake 39560843 HQ Airborne Trng Center APO 700 11-Jan-44 SO 4 Assigned to Replacement Plt. G Co (Prov) 2nd Bn 509th PIR
29 Feb 1944 - Captured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17
| SERIAL NUMBER | 39560843 | 39560843 |
| NAME | DRAKE JOHN D | DRAKE JOHN D |
| GRADE, ALPHA | PFC | Private First Class |
| GRADE CODE | 7 | Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman |
| SERVICE CODE | 1 | ARMY |
| ARM OR SERVICE | INF | Infantry |
| ARM OR SERVICE CODE | 10 | INF: INFANTRY |
| DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) | 29 | 29 |
| DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) | 02 | 02 |
| DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) | 4 | 1944 |
| RACIAL GROUP CODE | 1 | WHITE |
| STATE OF RESIDENCE | 91 | California |
| TYPE OF ORGANIZATION | 160 | Parachute Infantry |
| PARENT UNIT NUMBER | 0509 | 0509 |
| PARENT UNIT TYPE | 07 | Battalion/Training Battalion Combat/Special Troops |
| AREA | 98 | North African Theatre: Italy |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) | 31 | 31 |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) | 05 | 05 |
| LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) | 5 | 1945 |
| SOURCE OF REPORT | 1 | Individual has been reported through sources considered official. |
| STATUS | 8 | Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated |
| DETAINING POWER | 1 | GERMANY |
| CAMP | 003 | Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17 |
| REP | ||
| POW TRANSPORT SHIPS |
31 May 1945 - Repatriated
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