William Orlan Drake (1923 - 2009)

Born 10 Mar 1923 in Hornell, Steuben, New York, United States

Died 30 May 2009 at age 86 in Hornell, Steuben, New York, United States

Biography

William, born in 1923 was the son of William Drake and Mary Perry. William served in the U.S. Army in World War in the South Pacific. He drove tanks and earned three Bronze Stars. He passed away in 2009.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4YQ-2N3 : accessed 1 May 2021), Orlan Drake in household of William Drake, Hornell, Steuben, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 11B, line 52, family 314, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1649; FHL microfilm 2,341,383.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K31C-CMW : 7 January 2021), William Drake in household of William Drake, Hornell, Steuben, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-56, sheet 4B, line 70, family 86, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2782.