| Name |
Blanton, John Louis |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
6 Jun 1918 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BLAN.J005 |
| _FGRAVE |
27892548 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy [1] |
- Entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman draftee on February 7, 1945. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Assigned to U.S. Naval Base, Port Chicago, Illinois. Earned The American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on April 10, 1946 at The Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.
(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://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2065919
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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. … |
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Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II
Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
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World War II Honoree, Blanton, John Louis (1918-1993)
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United States Navy
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Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping
Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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United States Navy
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World War II
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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,… |
| Death |
18 Feb 1993 |
| Burial |
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  |
| Person ID |
I43232 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
13 Jul 2023 |
English
1918 - 1993 (74 years)
