Charles C. Drake

Charles Chisholm Drake
Born (1887-11-02)November 2, 1887
Brockton, Massachusetts
Died July 16, 1984(1984-07-16) (aged 96)
Buried Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Brigadier General
Service number 0-3415
Battles/wars Mexican Revolution
 • United States occupation of Veracruz
World War I
 • Aisne-Marne Offensive
 • Battle of Saint-Mihiel
 • Meuse-Argonne Offensive
World War II
 • Philippines Campaign (1941–1942)
 • Battle of Bataan
 • Battle of Corregidor
Awards Distinguished Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal

Charles C. Drake (2 November 1887 – 16 July 1984) was an American brigadier general and quartermaster of the United States Army Forces in the Far East during the Battle of Bataan.[1][2]

Junior officer

Drake graduated from the United States Military Academy in June 1912 and was promoted to second lieutenant in the 7th Infantry Division.[3] He participated in the United States occupation of Veracruz May 29 to October 20, 1914. He was promoted to first lieutenant on July 1, 1916.

World War I

Drake was promoted to captain and transferred to the 58th Infantry Regiment on May 15, 1917 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The unit was sent to France in May 1918 and Drake was promoted to Major in June and subsequently participated in the Aisne-Marne Offensive, the St. Mihiel Offensive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.[3]

World War II

Drake commanded the Quartermaster Corps in the Philippines during the Japanese invasion.[4][5] He was third in command during the Battle of Corregidor in May 1942.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Professor Louis Morton (15 August 2014). United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - the Fall of the Philippines: [Illustrated Edition]. Verdun Press. pp. 266–. ISBN 978-1-78289-398-1.
  2. ↑ The War in the Pacific: Fall of the Philippines (Paperback). Government Printing Office. pp. 571–. GGKEY:6T0TQEZ946B.
  3. 1 2 Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, from 1802 to 1867: Rev. Ed., with a Supplement Continuing the Register of Graduates to January 1, 1879. J. Miller. 1920. pp. 1612–.
  4. ↑ US Army in WW 2:The Quartermaster Corps:Operations in the War Against Japan (Hardcover format only). Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-089916-4.
  5. ↑ Bill Sloan (18 June 2013). Undefeated: America's Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor. Simon and Schuster. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-1-4391-9965-7.
  6. ↑ Drake, Charles (1949-01-08). "I Surrendered Corregidor". Colliers Weekly: 12–13. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
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