Ernest Blanton

Rang: Private First Class

Overlijdensdatum: 18 September 1944

Legeronderdeel: 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Laatste rustplaats: Ohio, Verenigde Staten

Triangle of Tribute locatie: Ottersum, Hoevensestraat

Ernest was born on November 28, 1907, in Brodhead, Kentucky. He completed his schooling in Middletown, Ohio, where he enlisted on March 30, 1942. After completing his military training, he was assigned as a driver to Headquarters Battery, 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division. On September 18, 1944, his glider crashed during the landing near Ottersum. On October 3, 1944, his family was notified that Ernest had been missing in action since September 18. It was later confirmed that he had been killed in action near Ottersum that same day. Ernest was 36 years old.