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Personal info

Full name
BLESSINGER, Paul J
Date of birth
21 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
Hometown
Denver County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37337730
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Addie M. Blessinger (father)
Myrtle M. (Lampton) Blessinger (mother)
Edgar Blessinger (brother)
Arthur E. Blessinger (brother)
Leo E. Blessinger (brother)
John Blessinger (brother)
Roy J. Blessinger (brother)
David Blessinger (brother)
Walter Blessinger (brother)
Patricia Blessinger (sister)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Indiana Birth Certificates 1907 - 1940
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Majewski - Rachel Fox