Blum, Paul C. (Paul Charles), 1898-1981

Paul Charles Blum was born on March 31, 1898, in Yokohama, Japan, and spent his childhood in Japan, Switzerland, France, and New York City. Blum was a private in the Yale R.O.T.C. and enlisted in the U. S. Ambulance Service in 1917. He was sent overseas in 1918, and served with the French army from March 1918 to March 1919. Blum was awarded the Croix de Guerre on August 12, 1918. He returned to the United States in 1919 and graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University, in 1921. Following graduation, Blum was a literary agent and free-lance writer. He joined the Foreign Service during World War II, remaining until 1954. Blum retired to Japan, where he lived until his death in 1981.

From the guide to the Paul Charles Blum papers, 1858-1998, (Manuscripts and Archives)

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