Foy Draper
Military
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UPL 47537
CPT Foy Draper
Pilot
47th BG - 97th BS - 12th AF
1936 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4x100 relay for the United States with teammate Jesse Owens
KIA - 4 January 1943 over Tunisia
Pilot
47th BG - 97th BS - 12th AF
1936 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4x100 relay for the United States with teammate Jesse Owens
KIA - 4 January 1943 over Tunisia
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Georgetown, Texas | 26 November 1911 | |
Other Won Olympic Gold Medal |
Berlin, Germany | 9 August 1936 | Won the Gold Medal in the 4x100m relay with teammates Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalf and Frank Wycoff |
Inglewood, California | 1 April 1940 | ||
Died |
Fondouck, Tunisia | 4 January 1943 | Olympic Athlete. A native of California, he attended the University of Southern California. A track and field athlete he won the IC4A championship in 200 m in 1935, and then attended the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he won the gold medal for the 4x100 m relay with a new world record of 39.8. During World War II, he served as a pilot on a twin engine A-20B Havoc in Thelepte, Tunisia. On January 4, 1943, he and two crew members took off to fly to Fonduck, Tunisia, to take part in the Battle of Kassarine Pass, but all three men disapeared on the flight and were never heard from again. Although his date of death is listed as January 4, 1943, it is usually given as February 1, 1943. His memory is honoured at the North African American (ABMC) Cemetery and Memorial in Tunis, Tunisia. |
Buried |
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial | North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia Show Map Plot Plot F Row 10 Grave 7 |