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F/L Donald Blakeslee, Spitfire Mk Vb EN951, No 133 (Eagle) Squadron, 1942

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Donald James Matthew BLAKESLEE DFC

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB EN951
No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron
Flight Lieutenant D. J. M. Blakeslee
CAN./ J.4551
Gravesend (UK), August 1942

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Education:

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Area of Study/ Interests:

Plains Archaeology, Prehistoric exchange, Dating techniques, Lithic analysis, Native trails and Sacred sites

Biography:

Don Blakeslee specializes in the archaeology of the Great Plains. His research interests range from the time of the earliest settlement of the Americas to the historic period, and his work has carried him from Montana to Texas. He also has had a long-term interest in native trails and sacred sites. Major contributions include numerous publications on the Middle Ceramic period and on radiocarbon dating. Currently, his work focuses on the protohistoric period and on the Walnut River basin during all time periods. He has served as president of the Professional Archaeologists of Kansas and of AASCK, a society for amateur archaeologists.

Selected Publications:

Holy Ground, Healing Water: Cultural Landscapes at Waconda Lake (Texas A&M Press)

“Caves and related sites in the Great Plains of North America”

In Sacred Darkness: A Global Perspective on the Ritual Use of Caves, edited b

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Blakeslee, Donald James Matthew "Don"

Date of birth:: September 11th, 1917 (Fairport Harbor/Ohio, United States)
Date of death:: September 3rd, 2008 (Miami/Florida, United States)
Service number:: Can.J/4551; 0-885264
Nationality:: American

Biography

Promotions:
?: Pilot Officer;
?: acting Flight Lieutenant;
?: Captain (USAAF);
?: Colonel (USAAF).

Career:
?: No. 401 Squadron, RCAF;
?: No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron RAF;
?: 335th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, USAAF.

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: August 14th, 1942

Citation:
"This officer has completed a large number of sorties over enemy territory. He has destroyed one, probably destroyed two and damaged several more hostile aircraft. He is a fine leader whose keenness has proved most inspiring."

"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to L