US PARAS 2 Blackshear, James Guy (Jimmy)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Blackshear ​

• FORENAME

James Guy (Jimmy) ​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class ​

• NUMBER

53701556 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

17th March 1968 ​

• AGE

19 ​

• GRAVESITE

Kingsley Lake Cemetery,Keystone Heights,Clay County,Florida ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Starke,Florida​

born 7.9.1948 Gainesville,Florida​

son James Melvin and Elizabeth (nee Cady) Blackshear​

father (1918-77) served as Private US Army in WW2​

single​

attended Forrest Senior High School​

graduated Bradford High School 1966​

attended St Johns River Junior College,Palatka​

entered service 2.2.1967​

Fort Benning,Georgia (basic and Airborne training)​

previously WIA 9.10.1967 South Vietnam​

award Silver Star​

KIA Kontum Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 45E Line 8 ​

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