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BLACKWOOD, Arthur James - Date of
birth
14 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ivanhoe, Renville County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Donnybrook, Ward County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2055044 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Les Aynans, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel E. Blackwood (father)
Hannah E. (Cross) Blackwood (mother)
Florence E. Blackwood (sister)
Helen M. Blackwood (sister)
Hazel M. Blackwood (sister)
Myrtle M. Blackwood (sister)
Ardell G. Blackwood (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Arthur J. Blackwood enlisted in 1942 at Fort Lewis, Colorado.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his action 8 March 1944. The citation cited: Near Campo Morto, Italy, he (at that moment Lt Blackwood had the rank of T/Sgt) left a position of cover, ran and crawled 125 yards across an open field under machine gun fire, then despite shell bursts hitting not more than 20 yards away, stood in full view of the enemy and relayed such accurate fire by means of hand and arm signals that a German self-propelled gun was knocked out on the fourth round.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy