Military Involvement
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Byron Franklin Blackburn was born Mar. 25, 1911 to William and Lucy Ann Cozad Blackburn. He died Mar. 14, 1964 and is buried in Grant Cemetery, Grant, IA.
Pvt. Blackburn served in World War II with the U.S. Army 186th Port Company in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland, receiving the European-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with 3 Bronze Battle Stars, Bronze Service Arrowhead, 4 Overseas Bars, 1 Service Stripe, Good Conduct Medal and Meritorious Unit Award.
Source: ancestry.com
Kenneth Charles Blank was born Mar. 6, 1925 to Edwin Armstrong and Ethel Ashton Byers Blank. He died Oct. 17, 1982 and is buried in Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, IA.
Petty Officer Blank served in World War II with the U.S. Navy in San Diego, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles Arthur Bloomquist was born Dec. 16, 1924 to Victor Alfred and Bessie Frances Morehart Bloomquist. He died Jan. 6, 1981 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA.
Petty Officer Bloomquist served in World War II with the U.S. Navy on LCMs.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2020