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American track and field athlete
Foy Draper (November 26, 1911 – February 1, 1943) was an American
track and field athlete who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m
relay at the
1936 Summer Olympics . As a
University of Southern California student, Draper won the
IC4A championships in 200 m in 1935.
He reportedly held the world record for the
100-yard dash , at the time that would have been a hand timed 9.4, made all that more remarkable with Draper standing only 5'5".
[2]
At the
Berlin
Olympics , Draper ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal in a
world record time of 39.8.
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During
World War II , Draper served as a pilot on a twin-engine attack bomber
A-20B 'Havoc' in
Thelepte, Tunisia . On January 4, 1943,
[3] Draper took off to take part in the
battle of Kassarine Pass . Draper and his two crewmen never returned and his death date is usually given as February 1, 1943. He is buried in the
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial administered by the
American Battle Monuments Commission in
Carthage , Tunisia. His gravestone shows January 4, 1943 as his date of death.
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