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James Alexander Draper
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Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
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Date of Death
October 10, 1951
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Sergeant First Class Draper was a machine gunner in Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. On February 15, 1951, near Chipyong-ni, South Korea, he exposed himself to enemy fire so that he could lay devastating fire on the enemy and cause them to be repulsed. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on May 18, 1951 and returned to duty on June 3, 1951. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at "Heartbreak Ridge" in North Korea on October 10, 1951. |
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