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BLAKE, John T - Date of
birth
15 September 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32818017 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 20 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
John T. Blake (father)
Aldine E. (Brown) Blake (mother)
John M. Callan (stepfather)
Helen (Woza) Blake (wife)
John T. Blake (son)
More information
S/Sgt John T. Blake was taken prisoner in the vicinity of Schlausenbach, Germany on 16 December 1944.He died in Stalag XII-A during a British night air raid. The intended target was the railway station in Diez, but some flares, dropped by the pathfinder aircraft, drifted off course in a strong wind and strayed into the POW camp. The bombs of RAF Mosquitos did not miss the highlighted target of a concrete building, housing mostly medical personnel.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, wwwiimemorial.com, www.indianamilitary.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Find A Grave - Des Philippet, Hub Heiligers