Blanton, Howard Henry, HN

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Hospitalman

Last Primary NEC
HN-0000-Hospitalman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospitalman

Primary Unit
1950-1950, HN-0000, 1st Marine Regiment

Service Years
1948 - 1950

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

North Carolina

Year of Birth
1929

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Casualty Info

Home Town Newton, NC	Last Address Newton, NC
Casualty Date Sep 15, 1950
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Korea	Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Woodside Cemetery - Clover, South Carolina

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1950-1950, HN-0000, 1st Marine Regiment

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1950-1950 Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)/Inchon Landing/Operation Chromite

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Jan 22, 1948, Service Entry Date & Serial Number 990-95-48
	Apr 09, 2017, Other Photos

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He was shot in the back while tending his wounded comrades on September 15, 1950 at Inchon, Korea.

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, Korean War Fallen
	2017, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2017, The National Gold Star Family Registry