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Willis R Draper 1922 - 2005

Willis Robert Draper of Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on December 18, 1922, and died at age 82 years old on April 4, 2005. Willis Draper was buried at Iowa Veterans Cemetery At Van Meter Section MW Site 3 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Adel.
Willis Robert Draper
Des Moines, Polk County, IA 50315
December 18, 1922
April 4, 2005
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Willis Robert Draper's History: 1922 - 2005

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  • 12/18
    1922

    Birthday

    December 18, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Madison County, Iowa United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii Military serial#: 37655247 Enlisted: January 13, 1943 in Cp Dodge Herrold Iowa Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Bellmen And Related Occupations
  • 04/4
    2005

    Death

    April 4, 2005
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Iowa Veterans Cemetery At Van Meter Section MW Site 3 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Adel, Ia 50003
    Burial location
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In 1922, in the year that Willis R Draper was born, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. on May 30th. More than 35,000 people attended the dedication including Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, and many Union and Confederate veterans - although the audience was segregated. The Memorial took 10 years to complete.
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In 1931, at the age of merely 9 years old, Willis was alive when on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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