Born: July 26, 1920
Died in Service: April 10, 1946 while serving in Italy.

U.S. Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
191st Company
488th Port Battalion

Prior to entering the service in March 1943, Lt. Blackmon had been studying electrical engineering at VPI. He had also served on the front combat lines after arriving in Italy in November 1944.  

At the time of his death, Lt. Blackmon was survived by his step-mother, Mrs. Effie Neaves Blackmon of Hopewell and his fiancée, Miss Katie D. Brannon of Natchez, Mississippi.

Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia