Alexander A. Drabik, American sergeant (born 1910)

Alexander A. Drabik

American soldier in World War II

Sgt. Alexander Albert Drabik was the first American soldier to cross the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river at Remagen, Germany in World War II during the Battle of Remagen. He led two other enlisted men across the bridge, running 398 metres (1,306 ft) while under fire,…