53024_0378

County - e.g., Haywood County (Tenn.) If no county is listed at top of card, use county of the place they entered service. If that is out of state, use the birth county.: Montgomery County (Ala.)

Name in full (Last name, First name Middle name, e.g., York, Alvin C.): Blakey, John Lafayette

Date of birth - Year Month Day - e.g., 1895 November 2: 1896 July 26

Where born, Town (if any), and County and State - e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): Opelika (Ala.), Lee County (Ala.)

Name of parents - separate with semicolons ; (Last name, First name Middle name): Blakey, John L. Sr.; Blakey, Eunice Conville

Place of their birth - e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): England; Talladega (Ala.)

Name of nearest kin (Last name, First name Middle name): Blakey, Alma Johnson

Date of entering service - Year Month Day - e.g., 1917 May 11: 1916 June 26

Place of entering service e.g., Memphis (Tenn.): Montgomery (Ala.)

Branch of service (Army, Navy, Marines) E.g., Infantry or Artillery is Army.: Ammunition Train

Company: 2

Regiment: 106

Division: train

Rank when first in service: Pvt (Private)

Date of sailing: 1918 September 1

Date of arrival in Europe: 1918 September 12

Battles:

Casulaties: