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Personal info

Full name
DRAA, Clifford Stephen
Date of birth
7 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35062201
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 58

Immediate family

Members
Albert N. Draa (father)
Louise M. (Henle) Draa (mother)
Lota Draa (sister)
Gladys L. Draa (sister)
Nelson A. Draa (brother)
Julia Draa (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Clifford S. Draa attended West Technical High School for two years and was employed at Republic Steel Corporation.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 12 May 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / Maye Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet