Eugene man offers reward for missing soldier’s World War II diary

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…

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