Charles Judson Blanks - U.S. Army
1943 - 45

Charles J. Blanks proudly served his country in the U.S. Army as a Private First Class during World War II from 1943 - 1945. P.F.C. Blanks was a Rifleman in the 88th Infantry Division during the Mediterranean Theater and received three Bronze Service Stars for being in action in the Rome-Arno Campaign, the North-Apennines Campaign and the Po Valley Campaign. He was wounded in both legs in Italy and received the Purple Heart Award. He told a friend he had to learn to walk again and went from a bed to a wheelchair, to a walker, to a cane and to recovery.

A special memory to Mr. Blanks was seeing the ship, The Queen Elizabeth, out of a huge window at the Army Hospital. The ship carried him and the other wounded soldiers back to the United States.

Mr. Blanks recently passed away at the age of 89. We humbly thank P. F.C. Blanks for his sacrifice.