Blades Hubert

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Hubert Blades is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Hubert Blades

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

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Date of Death:

1943-05-08

State:

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri

Plot:

Section 82

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Grave:

202

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Comments:

Hubert Blades served in the US Air Corps as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He died on May 8, 1943 and is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA in a common grave with his crew. Hubert was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but his name is inscribed as Herbert.