MEN in SERVICE.
Corporal Edward Drake, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Drake, 1304 Wall, is home for a 10-day furlough from San Diego, this being the first time he has been home since 1938. A member of the parachute troops of the Marine Corps, Corporal Drake has served two-and-one-half years in China. He is a graduate of Central High School.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, December 19, 1942