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Clayton Mitch Blankenship
1943 – 1972
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Petty Officer Second Class Clayton Mitch Blankenship served in the U.S. Navy. Clayton served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Clayton was 29 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Injury, unspecified
Circumstance
Killed in action
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Navy
AO2: Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class
AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN
FAYETTEVILLE, WV
1972
Pay grade E05.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
4
For service and achievement
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
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Clayton Mitch Blankenship
Petty Officer Second Class
U.S. Navy
- 1972
Attack Squadron 56
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