Korea – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Private First Class Thomas Marion Blaker.

Unit/Placed in, 31th Infantry Regiment “Polar Bears” 7^th Infantry Division “Hourglass”.

Thomas is born on 12 February 1934 in Khedive, Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Father, Roy Blaker.

Mother, Helen (Scott) Blaker.

Spouse, Patricia Ann (Burns) Blaker.

Thomas enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 13441712.

Thomas survived the Korean war and died on 6 April 2011, he is honored with several Medals.

Thomas is buried at National Cemetery of the Alleghenies

Cecil, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Thanks to,

https://www.koreanwar.org/html/2018-jpac-7div.html

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKXB-3DB

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/

Rank and Name, Sergeant First Class William Penuel Banks.

Unit/Placed in, 2nd Replacement Company, 2nd Infantry Division “Indian Head”.

William is born approx. on 10 March 1921 in Lyons, Georgia.

Father, John Stout Banks.

Mother, Kate Maude (Smith) Banks.

Sister(s), Mary Lou and Ollie Kate Banks.

Brother(s), John Stout and Perry H. Banks.

William enlisted the service in Augusta, Georgia on 13 March, 1946 with service number # 14215500.

William was wounded by the enemy in South Korea in the Battle of Inchon on September 15, 1950 and he returned to duty on October 14, 1950.

William was KIA in the Battle of the Soyang River (aka “May massacre”) on 18 May 1951, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Korean War Service Medal.

William is buried/mentioned at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery

English Eddy, Toombs County, Georgia, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/ref-info-papers/rip103.pdf

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

Categorie: Korea

Blaker, Thomas Marion

Banks, William Penuel