Jennings Blanton:
CLASS OF 1944
New Hanover High SchoolClass of 1944
Wilmington, NC
Armed Forces Staff CollegeClass of 1962
Norfolk, VA
Centre CollegeClass of 1944
Danville, KY
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BLANTON-BORN LUMBERTON,NC 1925-MOVED TO WILMINGTON,NC 1930-ATTENDED DELGADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADES 1-7, ISAAC BEAR 8TH(1939)-NEW HANOVER 9-11(1940-1943-GRADUATED WITH CLASS OF 1944, DID NOT HAVE TO GO ANY DAYS WITH MY SENIOR CLASS). ENTERED US ARMY AIR CORPS 9/1/43-STUDENT AT CENTRE COLLEGE 1943-1944-GRADUATE OF AIR CORPS FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL, US ARMY AIR CORPS ADVANCED NAVIGATION SCHOOL, US AIR FORCE ADVANCED PILOT SCHOOL, US ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE-1962. SERVED IN ARMED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR II, KOREAN WAR, AND VIETNAM WAR.RECEIVED COMMISSION AS A REGULAR ARMY OFFICER FROM PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN IN 1947- RETIRED FROM US AR FORCE IN 1966 IN THE RANK OF LIEUTENAN...Expand for more
T COLONEL AND COMMAND PILOT WITH OVER 5500 FLYING HOURS.AWARDED VARIOUS MEDALS BY THE UNITED STATES, ITALY AND SOUTH KOREA. EMPLOYED BY UNITED CAROLINA BANK FROM 1971-1981 AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.MARRIED THE FORMER KITTY VON STADE BURGESS, PLAINS, VIRGINIA IN 1947(55 YEARS TO DATE), HAVE 3 CHILDREN-JUDITH LYNN CRONENBERG, WILLIAM J BLANTON, Jr., AND TIMOTHY D. BLANTON, ALL OF APEX, NC: 3 GRAND CHILDREN-ANISSA CRONENBERG, BOULDER, NEVADA, AND DAVID TAYLOR AND ELIZABETH BROOKE BLANTON OF APEX, NC.PRESENTLY ENJOYING RETIRED LIFE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ACTIVE IN THE GREENWOOD FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH, CARY, NC AS TEACHER AND VARIOUS COMMITTEES MEMBER.
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