Paul G. Blankenship

World War II
Service #33652284
Unit38th Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Entered Service From Virginia
Date of DeathOctober 8 1945
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes
PVT Blankenship's remains have been recovered and interred at a private cemetery in Virginia. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.