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BLESSINGER, Paul J - Date of
birth
21 July 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana -
Hometown
Denver County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37337730 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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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