Born: December 11, 1924
Hometown: McColl, SC
Year Induction: 1994
Deceased : April 19, 2009
St. Stanislaus College Prep, Bay St. Louis, MS (1941-1942)
North Carolina (1942-1943)
United States Military Academy (1944-1946)
Blanchard, at the time a Major in the United States Army, was cited for bravery for bringing down a buring plane with no injury to himself or any civilians in Wethersfield, England, in 1959.
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