Blackwell, Diamous E.

1897 - 1975  (77 years)

• Name	Blackwell, Diamous E.
  Birth	6 Oct 1897
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BLAC.D002
  _FGRAVE	22674898
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Headquarters Detachment, 1852nd Service Command Unit, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active duty as a draftee on September 2, 1942 at Chicago Illinois. Selected for the Cavalry, completed basic training, and qualified as a Driver. Stationed stateside with Headquarters Detachment, 1852nd Service Command Unit at Fort Bliss, Texas. At age 44, honorably discharged as a Private per 3rd endorsement to 1st Cavalry Division letter (of February 15th) on February 22, 1943, same station. Earned the WWII Victory Medal by virtue of his brief service of 5 months, 20 days. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2118218
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Blackwell, Diamous E. (1897-1975)
  Death	4 Mar 1975
  Person ID	I43221	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S15042] World War II Honoree, Diamous E. Blackwell, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2118218) (Reliability: 2).