Name:
William Joseph Blanck
Rank:
Technician 4th Grade
Serial Number:
36221081
Unit:
44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
G
Row:
15
Grave:
16
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William Joseph Blank was born on March 12, 1924, in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He served in the 44th Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, as a Technician 4th Grade during World War II. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. T4 Blanck is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.