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Personal info

Full name
BLACKBURN, Fred
Date of birth
22 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Pike County, Kentucky
Hometown
Pike County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35434924
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 14 19

Immediate family

Members
James Blackburn (father)
Octava (Maynard) Blackburn (mother)
Delwon Blackburn (brother)
Marvin Blackburn (brother)
Willard Blackburn (brother)
Delin Blackburn (brother)
Minnie Blackburn (sister)
Mattice Blackburn (sister)
Goldie Blackburn (sister)

More information

Pvt Fred Blackburn was a farmer before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia, on 4 July 1942.

On 17 September, the 1st Battalion attacked Morville-sur Seille, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Emmanuel Vincent