1940-1949, France, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net

 

Ardennes, France, Burials

American Battle Monuments Commission,

Blankenship, Warren H.        Pvt          35656677             03-Jan-45

Blankenship, William             TSgt       13065160             14-Jan-45

From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

 

Brittany, France, Burials

American Battle Monuments Commission,

Blankenship, Irwin D.            SSgt       39006503             23-Jan-43

From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

 

Epinal, France, Burials

American Battle Monuments Commission,

Blankenship, John W.            PFC        34433915             16-Jan-45

From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

 

Henri-Chapelle,  France, Burials

American Battle Monuments Commission,

Blankenship, Okey L.            Pvt          35774689             12-Nov-44

From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

 

Lorraine, France, Burials

American Battle Monuments Commission,

Blankenship, Grier H.           TEC5      34579942             02-Oct-44

Blankenship, Jack O.            Cpl          38406836             14-Dec-45

From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

 

Normandy, France, Burials

American Battle Monuments Commission,

Blankenship, Delbert             PFC        35136098             04-Jul-44

Blankenship, Dwight L.         Pvt          38432054             19-Jun-44

Blankenship, Harley W.        PFC        17052945             19-Jun-44

Blankenship, John W.            PFC        7080360                10-Jun-44

Blankenship, Sidney R.         Pvt          35734280             17-Jul-44

Blankenship, Woodrow          PFC        385637                  19 29-Jun-44

Blankenship, Harry               Sgt          6368016               26-Jun-44

From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

 

Rowen, France, 168th General Hospital, ETO Nov 44
http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/military/cgi-bin/search.cgi?main_id=68728&person=Margaret%20F%20BLANKENSHIP&database=Military%20Rosters&return_to=http://userdb.rootsweb.com/military/&submitter_id=&trans_id=

Blankenship, Margaret F

I found this typed roster in my mother's copy of her 201 File. During transcription I was careful to preserve the original order, spelling, punctuation, and abbreviations. As far as I can tell the roster is organized alphabetically and by highest to lowest rank. My mother has informed me that the first person on the list was the CO. I added the column headings for clarification.

Unfortunately there is no date included on the roster. However, according to her service record, my mother, whose name appears on this roster, served in the AUS (Army United States) ANC (Army Nurses Corps) with the 168 General Hospital from 17 Aug 1944 at Camp Grant, IL until 28 Nov 1945 at Rowen, France. This roster is from somewhere in that span. Also according to her service record, the 168 General Hospital left for overseas service from Camp Kilmer, NJ on 18 Sep 1944 and arrived on Continent on 28 Sep 1944.

Transcribed and submitted by Albert Anton Engebretson.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

St. Mere-Eglise. Normandy, France, D-Day

Blankenship, Charles            Pvt. 505th Parachute Infantry Reg.

Blankenship, James

American Legion Magazine Dec 2006 Vol 161 #6

                Jacques Pignot “Saw a Paratrooper’s body snagged in a tree.” Likely that of Pvt. Charles Blankenship of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Whose brother Jim is a regular D-Day anniversary visitor of the Ste. Mere-Eglise. “These Guys were sitting ducks,” Jim Blankenship says. “The first time I came, I brought my son. I stood in the square, and tears came to my eyes. It’s a bittersweet memory.”