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BLAKE, Harold S - Date of
birth
3 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Maine -
Hometown
Penobscot County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31351540 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Linnich, Rur River, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 5 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ralph D. Blake (father)
Ferne E. (Kimball) Blake (mother)
Keith S. Blake (brother)
More information
Pfc Harold S. Blake was graduated from Mattanawcook Academy in 1943. He received his basic training at Camp Hood, Texas, and attended Purdue University in Indiana from November, 1943 to March, 1944. He went overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Herman Wolters, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Herman Wolters, Newspaper