Edwin H. Draine, 86, of Chicago, who served as a naval officer in the South Pacific during World War II and became a geography professor at two Chicago universities, died of a heart attack Friday, May 24, in Evanston Hospital. The son of Irish immigrants, Mr. Draine was the youngest of 13 children. He was born and raised in Chicago and graduated from the Chicago Teachers College in 1941. During World War II, Mr. Draine served as an officer on several command and transport ships, including the USS Elliot, which the Japanese sank in 1942. Mr. Draine left the Navy in 1945 as a commander. He continued to serve in the military as a captain in the Coast Guard Reserve until 1956. A year later, he earned a doctorate in geography from the University of Chicago. Mr. Draine went on to teach at Loyola University for eight years and the University of Illinois at Chicago for 15 years. He retired in 1981 and, with his wife, Clara, began to spend much of the year in Gulfport, Fla. He is survived by a brother, Richard. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1775 Grove St., Glenview.
