Hometown
Eddyville, Nebraska
Biography
Herbert Blakeslee was from Eddyville, Nebraska. He attended the Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney from 1942 to 1943 and completed 27 credit hours. He was killed when a transport plane crashed near Brunning Air Field near the Nebraska/South Dakota border. He was killed along with 28 other men, 24 of whom were pilots in the Army.
Branch of Service
Army Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Military Occupational Specialty
Unknown
Death Date
8-3-1944
Original Source Location
UNK Archives Briggs Collection, Box 23, Envelope 3
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Herbert-Blakeslee-2.tif (326006 kB)
Herbert Blakeslee in uniform
Herbert Blakeslee in uniform
Recommended Citation
"Herbert Allen Blakeslee" (1944). World War II Casualties. 3.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/wwii-casualties/3
Additional Information
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