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| Lt. Alvin Blackman and F4U-1 Corsair pilot was killed in a stateside crash. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2617145 http://ww2.wwarii.com/wwii-equipment/wwii-aircraft/allied_aircraft/american_aircraft/F4U-Corsair/F4U-1-Corsair-in-flight-near-Naval-Air-Station-NAS-Norfolk-Virginia-on-September-29-1942 |
Alvin Demaine Blackman never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on December 30, 1917 in California. His father Leon was also born in California and his mother Virginia was born in Ohio. His father worked as an electrical engineer. Alvin had an older sister. By 1940 Alvin was attending the United States Naval Academy where he was on the swim team and sailing team. He graduated in 1941.
I don't know what his service was during the early part of the war, but he became a fighter pilot and a lieutenant. On October 26, 1944 Lt. Blackman was flying a F4U-1 Corsair and died when it crashed near Coyle Airfield, New Jersey.
His grave is at Long Island National Cemetery in East Farmingdale, New York.
Thanks to Darillyn Lamb Starr for recommending that Alvin be profiled.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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