Photo of Homer Lee Drye
Photo of Homer Lee Drye
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Homer Lee Drye was born in New Salem, Union County, NC Nov 13, 1921, Died May 18, 1983. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He flew many combat missions over Europe while stationed in England and was involved in the "Normandy Invasion." He was awarded several decorations and metals for his actions. He was a professional musician and for most of his career used the stage name "Homer Briarhopper." He had his own band the "Briarhoppers" and played Country Western type music.

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This page created Aug 13, 2006 by Julie Hampton Ganis - Updated Jan. 24, 2007