Name:
George Rusell Blake
Rank:
First Sergeant
Serial Number:
6824865
Unit:
315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-28
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
A
Row:
16
Grave:
44
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
George Rusell Blake was born on July 19, 1912, in Davis City, Decatur County, Iowa. He served in the 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.