Walter Mack Blair (1925 - 2005)

Born 29 Dec 1925 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Mack Blair was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Mack Blair was born in Blount County.

MOMM3 Mack Blair served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 25 Mar 1944
Unit(s):
Service ended: 20 Jun 1946

Mack was born December 29, 1925 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, United States. He was a son of Luther B. Blair and Frances Morton.

Mack passed away June 11, 2005.

Sources

• "United States Federal Census, 1930" database with images; Census Place: Crooked Creek, Blount County, Tennessee; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341968
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #68460865 (accessed 28 December 2023)
  Mack Blair (4), single son, in household of Luther Blair (36) in Crooked Creek, Blount County, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
• "United States Federal Census, 1940" database with images; Census Place: Blount County, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03874; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 5-9
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #37826300 (accessed 28 December 2023)
  Mack Blair (14), single son, in household of Luther Blair (47) in Blount County, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
• "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images; National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 23
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #201200668 (accessed 28 December 2023)
  Name: Walter Mack Blair; Race: White; Age: 18; Birth Date: 29 Dec 1925; Birth Place: Blount County, Tennessee; Residence Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee; Registration Date: 29 Dec 1943; Registration Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee; Employer: Works At B. & C. Service Station, Church Street, Maryville, Tenn.; Height: 5 8"; Weight: 190; Complexion: Sallow; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Luther Blair;
  Household Members (Name) Relationship:
  Walter Mack Blair; Luther Blair, Father.
• "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database
  Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
  Ancestry Record 2441 #3227865 (accessed 28 December 2023)
  Name: Walter M Blair; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 29 Dec 1925; Death Date: 11 Jun 2005; Cause of Death: Natural; Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 25 Mar 1944; Discharge Date: 20 Jun 1946.
• "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949," database with images; National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #38434695 (accessed 28 December 2023)
  Name: Walter Mack Blair; Ship, Station or Activity: LST 717; Ship Number or Designation: LST-717; Muster Date: 23 Aug 1944.
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7M-N1VN : 10 February 2023), Walter Max Blair, .
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM7S-SX7 : 11 January 2021), Walter M Blair, 11 Jun 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53729470/walter-mack-blair: accessed 03 December 2023), memorial page for Walter Mack Blair (29 Dec 1925–11 Jun 2005), Find A Grave: Memorial #53729470, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Stasiu (contributor 49754129).
• Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (Maryville, Tennessee, USA). Walter Mack Blair's service marker. Personally photographed by Paula Franklin, 24 Nov 2006.