Blair Oscar Faye

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Oscar Faye Blair is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

6th Armored Division Soldiers KIA Panel

Name:

Oscar Faye Blair

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

14099665

Unit:

9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-09

State:

Louisiana

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

Oscar Faye Blair was born on April 10, 1923, in Morgantown, Adams County, Mississippi. He was the son of Homer Franklin Blair and Hersie Elnora Pearson Blair.

Oscar attended Bolton High School before entering the Army. He served in the 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, as a Private First Class. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. PFC Blair is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.