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Richard H Drahota 1945 - 2007

Richard H Drahota of Champaign, Champaign County, IL was born on May 7, 1945, and died at age 62 years old on June 4, 2007. Richard Drahota was buried at Danville National Cemetery, Il Section C-C Site 209 1900 East Main Street - Va Medical Center, in Danville.

Richard H Drahota
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Champaign, Champaign County, IL 61822
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May 7, 1945
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    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
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In 1945, in the year that Richard H Drahota was born, on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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In 1957, Richard was just 12 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.
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Drahota, Susan (Nov 18, 1948 - Dec 8, 2006) Drahota, Anton (Apr 1, 1889 - Oct 1971) Drahota, Anna (Mar 7, 1889 - Sep 1971) Drahota, Carol (Jul 31, 1933 - Jul 20, 1997) Drahota, Marie (Sep 16, 1898 - Apr 3, 2001) Drahota, Frank (Apr 8, 1896 - Jan 1984) Drahota, Joseph (Mar 15, 1894 - Aug 1, 1966) Drahota, Andrew (Nov 13, 1956 - Jan 8, 2004) Drahota, Laura (Aug 8, 1891 - May 1976) Drahota, William (Oct 4, 1945 - May 8, 1995)
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