Benjamin “Ben” BLANTON
Registration number35426443
Grade
Private
Unit531st Engineer Shore Regiment
Division
Engineer Special Brigade
date of death20/07/1944
Original cemeterySainte Mère Eglise n°2
Current cemeteryGeorge Blanton Cemetery Volga Johnson County, Kentucky USA
Medals
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Campaign medal awarded for 30 consecutive days of service in Europe, Africa or the Middle East between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
WWII Victory Medal
The decoration commemorates military service during World War II and is awarded to any member of the United States Army.