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BLACKWOOD, Joseph Riddick - Date of
birth
21 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Orange County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Chatham County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
44035068 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 March 1945 - Place of
death
South of Stadt Blankenberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert L. Blackwood (father)
Nellie (Hutchins) Blackwood (mother)
Annie E. Blackwood (sister)
Robert L. Blackwood (brother)
Truett N. Blackwood (brother)
Margaret L. Blackwood (sister)
Nancy J. Blackwood (sister)
Hazel Blackwood (sister)
Margaret (Blessinghill) Blackwood (wife)
Helen J. Blackwood (daughter)
More information
Pvt Joseph R. Blackwood enlisted at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on 10 August 1944. He worked in a warehouse before he enlisted.He is remembered at Antioch Baptist Cemetery, Bingham Township, Orange County, North Carolina with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, David Rigsbee, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, David Rigsbee, Amerikaanse begraafplaats Margraten, www.ancestry.com - HShaw19, www.findagrave.com - skssmith