. "Jefferson DeBlanc"@fr . . . "American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Saint Michael's Cemetery, Saint Martinville, Louisiana"@en . . . . . . . "25"^^ . . "Jefferson J. DeBlanc"@en . . "service-star"@en . "Medal of Honor ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . "Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc (1921 \u2013 2007) \u00E9tait un pilote de chasse du Corps des Marines des \u00C9tats-Unis (United States Marine Corps) pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et r\u00E9cipiendaire de la \"Medal of Honor\". Il a abattu 9 avions japonais au cours de deux tours d'op\u00E9rations dans le Pacifique \u00E0 Guadalcanal et Okinawa."@fr . . . . . "Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1972"^^ . . "Purple_Heart_ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1941"^^ . . . . . . . . "Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc (February 15, 1921 \u2013 November 22, 2007) was an American World War II Marine Corps fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with shooting down nine Japanese aircraft during two tours of duty in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Okinawa. On January 31, 1943, despite mechanical problems with his aircraft, he pressed forward with a mission and shot down five Japanese aircraft in minutes before being shot down himself. DeBlanc parachuted to safety and was rescued by native islanders, traded for a sack of rice, and picked up by a Navy seaplane. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions that day. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1972. In that time, he also taught school and completed graduate and doctoral degrees in math, physics and education."@en . . . . "United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc"@en . . . . "1107296289"^^ . . . . "Marine_Corps_Reserve_Ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2007-11-22"^^ . . . . . . . "110"^^ . . . . . . . . . "20992"^^ . . . . "oak"@en . . . . . . "3"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "1"^^ . . "National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "4"^^ . . . . . . . "Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc (February 15, 1921 \u2013 November 22, 2007) was an American World War II Marine Corps fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with shooting down nine Japanese aircraft during two tours of duty in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Okinawa. On January 31, 1943, despite mechanical problems with his aircraft, he pressed forward with a mission and shot down five Japanese aircraft in minutes before being shot down himself. DeBlanc parachuted to safety and was rescued by native islanders, traded for a sack of rice, and picked up by a Navy seaplane. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions that day. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1972. In that time, he also taught school and completed graduate and doctoral degrees in math, physics and education."@en . . . . . . . . . "World War II"@en . "award-star"@en . . . . . . "Army_of_Occupation_ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . "American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "Jefferson J. DeBlanc"@en . . . . "Teacher \u2013 math and physics"@en . . . . . . "AFRM_with_Hourglass_Device_.jpg"@en . . . . . "Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc"@en . "4622267"^^ . . . . . . "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc (1921 \u2013 2007) \u00E9tait un pilote de chasse du Corps des Marines des \u00C9tats-Unis (United States Marine Corps) pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et r\u00E9cipiendaire de la \"Medal of Honor\". Il a abattu 9 avions japonais au cours de deux tours d'op\u00E9rations dans le Pacifique \u00E0 Guadalcanal et Okinawa."@fr . . . . . . . . . . "1941"^^ . "1921-02-15"^^ . . . .