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Personal info

Full name
BLANTON, Earnest E
Date of birth
1922
Age
unknown
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Clay, White County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
7061268
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 10 6

Immediate family

Members
Earnest A. Blanton (father)
Blaney Blanton (mother)
Abner Blanton (brother)
Gilbert Blanton(brother)
Leonard Blanton (brother)
Lawrence Blanton (brother)
Norman Blanton (brother)
Christine Blanton (sister)
Finis Blanton (brother)
Marvin Blanton (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, WWIIMemorial.com, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: FOHF