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Colonel Paddy
By Patrick Marrinan
A Spy Has No Friends: To Save His Country, He Became the Enemy
By Ronald Seth
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 44012" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Blum</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>James Leo</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Ranger Bn (Company D)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private First Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>33185991</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Normandy 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Allentown, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 16.08.1921, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Urban and Katie (nee Dougherty) Blum</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Allen High School 1933</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>4 years college</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>civil occupation unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by National Dye House</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single with dependents upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16.02.1942 draft card Allentown, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>14.07.1942 entered service Allentown, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>POW 7.6.1944 Point du Hoc, Normandy (Stalag 4B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>liberated 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged as Corporal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed with Trojan Powder Co., North Whitehall Township for 25 years (retired 1983)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Emelene R. Kosman (1924-2013) (3 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Cementon, Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 27.5.2011 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Greenwood Cemetery, Allen Township, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-blum.37552/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37552-7969dab7cfa8b1c3399224109c4c1938.jpg?1661953630" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 44012, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Blum[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]James Leo[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]2 Ranger Bn (Company D)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Private First Class[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]33185991[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Normandy 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Allentown, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 16.08.1921, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Urban and Katie (nee Dougherty) Blum[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Allen High School 1933[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]4 years college[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]civil occupation unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by National Dye House[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single with dependents upon enlistment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]16.02.1942 draft card Allentown, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]14.07.1942 entered service Allentown, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]POW 7.6.1944 Point du Hoc, Normandy (Stalag 4B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]liberated 1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]discharged as Corporal[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed with Trojan Powder Co., North Whitehall Township for 25 years (retired 1983)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Emelene R. Kosman (1924-2013) (3 children)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]resided Cementon, Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 27.5.2011 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Greenwood Cemetery, Allen Township, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-blum.37552/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/37/37552-7969dab7cfa8b1c3399224109c4c1938.jpg?1661953630[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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