9 3 1 , ▁the ▁state ' s ▁governor ▁borrow ed ▁Dra per ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁position , ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Five ▁years ▁after ▁once ▁again ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Dra per ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Sur geon ▁General , ▁which ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Dra per ▁was ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁Europe ▁under ▁General ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Affairs ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Head quarters ▁Al lied ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁( SH AE F ). ▁ ▁Put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁division , ▁he ▁was ▁quickly ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁general , ▁and ▁received ▁recognition ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁v ex ing ▁public ▁health ▁issues ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁their ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁the ▁Al lies ▁to ▁fight . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Dra per ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁that ▁organization ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁ret irement ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁assistant ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁health ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁executive ▁medical ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁( UM W ) ▁W elf