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BLAKE, Donavon - Date of
birth
8 February 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Underwood, McLean County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Underwood, McLean County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17053873 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
North of Gros-Réderching, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
J. D. Blake (father)
Maude I. Blake (mother)
Jerald D. Blake (brother)
Ava A. Blake (sister)
Leslie I. Blake (brother)
John L. Blake (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Donavon Blake attended college for one year and was employed at the State Highway Department before he joined the Regular Army in Fargo, North Dakota on 12 October 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Kateb
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Bismarck Tribune 3 March 1945