birth_date: 1925-07-29 00:00:00
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name: Roscoe C. Blunt Jr.
about: Roscoe C. Blunt, Jr. was journalist, jazz drummer, and veteran of the U.S. Army's 84th Infantry Division from World War II. He was the youngest soldier to be awarded the Expert Infantry Badge. After returning home from the war, he became an award-winning investigative journalist as well as an expert jazz and big-band drummer. He is the author of three books, including Inside the Battle of the Bulge and Foot Soldier: A Combat Infantryman's War in Europe, (Cambridge: Da Capo Press, 2002). He lived in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts until his death on February 10, 2011. Roscoe C. Blunt, Jr. was journalist, jazz drummer, and veteran of the U.S. Army's 84th Infantry Division from World War II. He was the youngest soldier to be awarded the Expert Infantry Badge. After returning home from the war, he became an award-winning investigative journalist as well as an expert jazz and big-band drummer. He is the author of three books, including Inside the Battle of the Bulge and Foot Soldier: A Combat Infantryman's War in Europe, (Cambridge: Da Capo Press, 2002). He lived in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts until his death on February 10, 2011. ...more
death_date: 2011-02-10 00:00:00