Dorris Dean Draper, an American soldier with the 45th Infantry Division, in Sicily during 1944 operations. Next to the photo is a patch for the division with its distinctive Thunderbird logo. WARNING: Some of the following photos in this gallery contain images that some readers may find disturbing.
The grandson of a soldier who fought in World War II is offering $1,000 for the return of a diary from that conflict.
Duane Elliott of Eugene says his grandfather, Dorris Dean Draper, was a decorated soldier known as “Damn Devil Draper” to other members of the 45th Infantry Division…