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BLACKETT, Jack Benny - Date of
birth
20 August 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Springville, Utah County, Utah -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39599421 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
8 May 1945 - Place of
death
Schönebeck, south of Magdeburg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 6 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank H. Blackett (father)
Lillian Blackett (mother)
Donald H. Blackett (brother)
Grant Blackett (brother)
Glenn Blackett (brother)
Jane Blackett (sister)
Lewis Blackett (brother)
Louis Blackett (brother)
Beulah Blackett (sister)
Dorothy Blackett (sister)
More information
Pfc Jack B. Blackett graduated from Huntington Park High School, California.He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 31 August 1944.
He was killed at about 5:00 p.m. on 8 May, V-E Day, when a soldier of the company was cleaning a German pistol, and during the course of the cleaning, the weapon accidentally discharged, one bullet striking Pfc Blackett.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, www.ancestry.com - Utah Military Records / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, Springville Herald - 7 June 1945; 19 July 1945
Photo source: Arie Keus, www.findagrave.com - Rose Wright