PFC Delbert D Blankenship (1919-1944)

PFC Delbert D Blankenship Veteran

Birth

25 Dec 1919

Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia, USA

Death

4 Jul 1944 (aged 24)

France

Burial

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

Plot

• PLOT J / ROW 6 / GRAVE 19

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Private First Class Blankenship served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company L

He also served in the:
• 101st Airborne Division
• 401st Infantry Regiment

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 25, 1942
• Fort Thomas in Kentucky
• 35136098

He was Killed In Action in the / during:
• Normandy Invasion
• World War II

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was the son of: (predeceased by)
• Albert Franklin Blankenship (02/17/1889 - 01/07/1941)
• Melissa Ann "Lessie" Davis Blankenship (11/03/1883 - 07/07/1934)

He was the brother of:
• Lacy Franklin Blankenship (09/19/1910 - 02/13/2001)
• James Edward "Jim" Blankenship (03/09/1912 - 09/08/1997)
• Lucy Belle Blankenship Duncan 05/18/1913 - 06/24/1969)
• Homer Lee Blankenship (04/12/1916 - 04/06/1953)
• Edna Blankenship (02/28/1918 - 02/13/1925)
• Ira C Blankenship (02/26/1920 - 04/15/1983)
• Dorothy Pearl Blankenship Bragg (05/25/1921 - 12/27/1968)
• Elmer Eugene Blankenship (06/18/1923 - 09/20/1998)
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