IN LOVING MEMORY
David James Draper
Technical Sergeant
·
Army
HOMETOWN
Mount Vernon,
Texas
AGE
25
DATE OF DEATH
April 4, 1945
PLACE OF BURIAL
Mount Vernon City Cemetery, Mount Vernon, TX
About David James Draper
Technical Sergeant, United States Army
126th Infantry Regiment, 32d Infantry Division
Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action against enemy forces near Yakamul, New Guinea on June 4, 1944
Purple Heart, Bronze Star
Battle of Leyte and Luzon
KIA April 4, 1945, Philippines
“Returned War Dead” on his Texas Death Certificate
Son of Peter “Mitt” Draper and Lucendia “Lou” Daughtry Draper of Franklin County, Texas.
His Distinguished Service Cross citation recognized his “personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty.”
The home that his mother made her own years after David’s death, still stands as a designated historic home in David’s hometown of Mount Vernon, Texas. Technical Sergeant Draper is also honored by his hometown with a 5×8 Memorial Flag that flies as part of the Field of Flags in front of the Mount Vernon City Cemetery every year.
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