GREEN BERETS Drake, Timothy Calvin (Tim)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Drake ​

• FORENAME

Timothy Calvin (Tim) ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (HQ and HQ Company,Det B-55) (5 MSFC) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

220380976 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

10th May 1970 ​

• AGE

26 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 12 Site 2282​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Riverdale,Maryland​

born 20.8.1943 Nash,North Carolina​

grew up Beltsville,Maryland​

son of John Peter,Jr and Nannie Frances (nee Rackley) Drake,Beltsville,Maryland​

husband of Karen (nne Preston) Drake (married 13.9.1969) (3 children Kimberly,Traci and late Michael who died in infancy)​

graduated High Point High School​

entered service October 1961​

Det A-504 in one source​

promoted Sergeant First Class posthumously​

awards Silver Star,Bronze Star,Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal​

KIA near A-245,Dak Seang,Kontum Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 10W Line 11 ​

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