Blanton, John Louis Sr.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BLAN.J005
• _FGRAVE: 27892548
• Military Service: World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy

Notes:

Military Service:
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