Name:
Gus Blankenship
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
15057296
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-27
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Roark-Bentley Cemetery, Olive Hill, Kentucky
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Comments:
When Gus Blankenship was born on December 10, 1908, in Kentucky, his father, William, was 41 and his mother, Viola, was 31. He had three brothers and two sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on April 27, 1945 and is now buried in Roark-Bentley Cemetery, Olive Hill, Carter County, Kentucky, USA.