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Blair, Joe A.

Date of birth:
June 13th, 1923
Date of death:
June 2nd, 1944 (Province of Rome, region Latium, Italy)
Buried on:
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: F. Row: 6. Grave: 24.
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Army Service Number: 20828429.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Unit:
Company D, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
For action performed during on 19 February 1944, in the beachhead Anzio near Torre del Padiglione/Province of Latina, Lazio region, Italy.

Citation unavailable.
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Unit:
Company D, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
For action performed on 2 June 1944, near Campoleone/Province of Rome, region Latium, Italy.

Posthumously awarded.
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Fisher, G.A., The Story of the 180th Infantry Regiment, Newsfoto Publishing Co., San Angelo, Texas, 1947
    - Chronicles of Oklahoma - Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II - Part VIII, page 255/256
    - American Battle Monuments Commission

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