Charles D. Blend

Charles Daniels Blend was born in Marion, Indiana on 18 July 1918, the oldest son of Gordon Bennett Blend (an attorney) and Huldah Daniels Blend. The family relocated to Hamilton, Ohio not long after Charles’ birth and subsequently moved to Columbus, Ohio. Charles Blend was awarded a B.A. with high distinction from Ohio State University (where he was Phi Beta Kappa) in 1949. After graduating he won a Fulbright Scholarship and went to France to study for a year at …