US PARAS Blackmon, Ben David

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Blackmon ​

• FORENAME

Ben David​

• UNIT

508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

35564338 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th July 1944 ​

• AGE

23​

• GRAVESITE

Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Howard County, Indiana​

born 17.04.1921 Coats, Pratt County, Kansas, USA​

2 years high school​

civil occupation semiskilled occupations in mechanical treatment of metals (rolling, stamping, forging, pressing)​

employed by Midwestern Auto Parts​

single with dependents upon enlistment​

16.02.1942 draft card Indiana (surname shown as Blackman)​

21.10.1942 entered service Indianapolis, Indiana​

KIA Normandy ​

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