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BLACKBURN, Herbert M - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1541765 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ira J. Blackburn (father)
Caroline Blackburn (mother)
Dorothy J. Blackburn (sister)
More information
1st Lt Herbert M. Blackburn enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 21 January 1941. He attended 1 year of college and worked in fabrication of textile products before he enlisted.1st Lt Herbert M. Blackburn first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block F, Row 12, Grave 287.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, Archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten