Dee ihe ọzọ maka paragraf a - Blakeslee ji nlezianya zere ịbụ akụkụ nke ndị ọrụ afọ ofufo American Eagle Squadrons, na-azọrọ na "ha na-egwu nwanne na-eme nkwupụta ha". Ma mgbe a gwara ya na a ga-ekenye ya ka ọ bụrụ onye nkuzi ụgbọelu, o mechara wepụta onwe ya ka e ziga ya na No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron RAF dị ka onye isi ya, nke bụ naanị ụzọ ọ ga-esi nọgide na-alụ ọgụ. N'oge a na-awakpo Dieppe, France
na August 18, 1942, Blakeslee gburu Fw 190 ọzọ, ma eleghị anya e bibiri nke ọzọ na 19th, si otú ahụ nweta ọnọdụ ace.