Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Joe Alston Blount Jr.
Headstone of Joe Alston Blount Jr.
U.S. Army · United States United States

Joe Alston Blount Jr.

Sergeant First Class
1953 – 2019
3 wars 2 assignments

Sergeant First Class Joe Alston Blount Jr. served in the U.S. Army for 24 years. Joe served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War, and during the years of Gulf War. Joe was 65 years old.

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Branch

U.S. Army · 1973 – 1997

Highest rank

Sergeant First Class

Wars

Vietnam WarCold WarGulf War
Service Record
U.S. Army
1973 – 1987
U.S. Army
1988 – 1997
Conflicts
Vietnam War Cold War Gulf War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 57
Grave 324
  • The grave itself
  • 12 laid nearby · point at one to see who, click for more

Laid nearby · Section 57

2,356 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Roy MarkonGrave 363Catherine MarkonGrave 363Diana MarkonGrave 363John Allen TaylorGrave 322Donald Earl CrockerGrave 287Stephen John KarahalisGrave 326Gary Gene TroutGrave 362Robert Joseph YuhasGrave 286Edward William McKenzieGrave 288Victor Salvintino WileyGrave 361David Anthony MartinGrave 285Leo Stanley KijowskiGrave 365
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