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Personal info

Full name
BLUNK, Emery Earl
Date of birth
13 February 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36972111
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Gréning, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 13 17

Immediate family

Members
Charles O. Blunk (father)
Clara (Bryan) Blunk (mother)
Irene L. Blunk (sister)
Arlus R. Blunk (brother)
Oscar O. Blunk (brother)
Ruth (Brausan) Blunk (wife)
Charles E. Blunk (son)

More information

Pvt Emery E. Blunk was employed at Ritz Central Garage before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Bednar & Baugher Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com
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