US PARAS Blackmon, Veldee Anthony

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Blackmon ​

• FORENAME

Veldee Anthony​

• UNIT

507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

34388937 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

27th March 1945 ​

• AGE

23​

• GRAVESITE

Lancaster Memorial Park, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA. Section 21​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Baltimore, Maryland​

born 18.12.1921 Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA​

father William Henry Blackmon (1873-1957)​

mother Carrie Medelia (nee Robinson) Blackmon (1883-1961)​

grammar school education​

unskilled labourer in civilian life​

employed by Springs Cotton Mill, Lancaster, South Carolina​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

16.02.1942 draft card Lancaster, South Carolina​

entered service 7.10.1942 Fort Jackson, South Carolina​

"Veldon" (National Archives - error)​

KIA Germany ​

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