Russell Keith Blatz Specialist 4, United States Army |
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Name: RUSSELL KEITH BLATZ
Date of Birth: 9/10/1946 Date of Casualty: 1/8/1968 Home of Record: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SP4 Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM Casualty Province: LONG AN In July 1967, Russell Blatz was credited with saving the lives of several members of his platoon after they were badly injured by a booby trap hidden in thick elephant grass. His Bronze Star citation said in part: “He braved the booby trapped areas repeatedly in treating his casualties, and when the platoon medical corpsman arrived, Private Blatz led him through the dangerous vegetation ... Private Blatz’s courage and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service …” Blatz, who had dropped out of high school in
1966 and was drafted, was promoted in November. Two months later, he was
dead.
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BLATZ, RUSSELL K Specialist 4, United States Army DATE OF BIRTH: 09/10/1946 DATE OF DEATH: 01/08/1968 BURIED AT: SECTION 31 SITE 6518-K ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Webmaster:
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Posted: 28 June 2008 |
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