Military Involvement

Servicemen * Bl - surnames

Charles Joseph Blahnik was born May 12, 1921 to Charles and Emma Blahnik. He died Oct. 23, 1948 and is buried in Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA.

Petty Officer Blahnik served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com

David M. “Dave" Bluder was born Nov. 1. 1927 to William Henry and Elizabeth Emma Mueller Bluder. He died Apr. 12, 2019 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Dave served his country first in the U.S. Merchant Marines for two years at the end of World War II. He then served in the U.S. Army for two years in Germany and Europe during the Korean War.

Source: ancestry.com

ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul 2020; updated Jun 2022