African American. Alaska Highway. Medical Detachment. Born: 14 March 1914, Natchitoches, LA. Died: 25 August 1984 Shreveport, Caddo, LA. Enlisted: 25 October (27 December) 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL and discharged 19 December 1945.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: cook at Silver Grill. His aunt was Marie Stewart. His spouse was Christine Thompson Blount.
Pvt Blount was a member with a medical detachment assigned to the segregated 97th Engineers. They arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. The 97th Engineers built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Both returned to Camp Sutton, NC September 1943 and their next assignment was Milne Bay, New Guinea, Philippines.
Serial #34153226