Delbert Raymond Drake

Korean War
Service #56116102
UnitI CO 17 INF 7 DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 10 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Drake was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Drake was a member of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on July 10, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.