Vincent E. Blackburn
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
00292092
United States Marine Corps
Entered the Service from: Utah
Died: September 18, 1944
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines
Awards: Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah
Wednesday, October 11, 1944
Page 13, Col. 1
Two Utahns Killed, 1 Lost, 1 Safe, 2 Wounded in War
Midway Veteran Dies In Battle Action; Was Oasis Resident
Killed
Sgt. Vincent E. Blackburn, Oasis.
Pvt. Ray U. Suler, Salt Lake City.
Missing
S/Sgt. Keith Davis, Lehl.
Safe
Lt. A. W. Anderson, Sunnyside.
Wounded
Pvt. George S. Gillespie, Tooele.
S/Sgt. William A. Severn, Salt Lake City.
A veteran of the battle for Midway, Sgt. Vincent E. Blackburn, grandson of Mrs. J. C. Hawley, Oasis, and Mrs. M, D. Blackburn, 81 O St., has been killed in, action, relatives were informed Tuesday.
Sgt. Blackburn was born in Oasis July 13, 1920, a son of the late J. Earl and Juanita Hawley Blackburn. A graduate of Hinckley high school, he attended Branch Agricultural college, Cedar City, and enlisted in the marine corps in Aug., 1940.
Survivors include a brother, J. Paul Blackburn, now on furlough in Salt Lake City; a .sister, Mrs. Hope Marshall, San Jose, Cal., and two grandmothers.
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
00292092
United States Marine Corps
Entered the Service from: Utah
Died: September 18, 1944
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines
Awards: Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah
Wednesday, October 11, 1944
Page 13, Col. 1
Two Utahns Killed, 1 Lost, 1 Safe, 2 Wounded in War
Midway Veteran Dies In Battle Action; Was Oasis Resident
Killed
Sgt. Vincent E. Blackburn, Oasis.
Pvt. Ray U. Suler, Salt Lake City.
Missing
S/Sgt. Keith Davis, Lehl.
Safe
Lt. A. W. Anderson, Sunnyside.
Wounded
Pvt. George S. Gillespie, Tooele.
S/Sgt. William A. Severn, Salt Lake City.
A veteran of the battle for Midway, Sgt. Vincent E. Blackburn, grandson of Mrs. J. C. Hawley, Oasis, and Mrs. M, D. Blackburn, 81 O St., has been killed in, action, relatives were informed Tuesday.
Sgt. Blackburn was born in Oasis July 13, 1920, a son of the late J. Earl and Juanita Hawley Blackburn. A graduate of Hinckley high school, he attended Branch Agricultural college, Cedar City, and enlisted in the marine corps in Aug., 1940.
Survivors include a brother, J. Paul Blackburn, now on furlough in Salt Lake City; a .sister, Mrs. Hope Marshall, San Jose, Cal., and two grandmothers.
Vincent E. Blackburn
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
00292092
United States Marine Corps
Entered the Service from: Utah
Died: September 18, 1944
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines
Awards: Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah
Wednesday, October 11, 1944
Page 13, Col. 1
Two Utahns Killed, 1 Lost, 1 Safe, 2 Wounded in War
Midway Veteran Dies In Battle Action; Was Oasis Resident
Killed
Sgt. Vincent E. Blackburn, Oasis.
Pvt. Ray U. Suler, Salt Lake City.
Missing
S/Sgt. Keith Davis, Lehl.
Safe
Lt. A. W. Anderson, Sunnyside.
Wounded
Pvt. George S. Gillespie, Tooele.
S/Sgt. William A. Severn, Salt Lake City.
A veteran of the battle for Midway, Sgt. Vincent E. Blackburn, grandson of Mrs. J. C. Hawley, Oasis, and Mrs. M, D. Blackburn, 81 O St., has been killed in, action, relatives were informed Tuesday.
Sgt. Blackburn was born in Oasis July 13, 1920, a son of the late J. Earl and Juanita Hawley Blackburn. A graduate of Hinckley high school, he attended Branch Agricultural college, Cedar City, and enlisted in the marine corps in Aug., 1940.
Survivors include a brother, J. Paul Blackburn, now on furlough in Salt Lake City; a .sister, Mrs. Hope Marshall, San Jose, Cal., and two grandmothers.
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
00292092
United States Marine Corps
Entered the Service from: Utah
Died: September 18, 1944
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines
Awards: Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, Utah
Wednesday, October 11, 1944
Page 13, Col. 1
Two Utahns Killed, 1 Lost, 1 Safe, 2 Wounded in War
Midway Veteran Dies In Battle Action; Was Oasis Resident
Killed
Sgt. Vincent E. Blackburn, Oasis.
Pvt. Ray U. Suler, Salt Lake City.
Missing
S/Sgt. Keith Davis, Lehl.
Safe
Lt. A. W. Anderson, Sunnyside.
Wounded
Pvt. George S. Gillespie, Tooele.
S/Sgt. William A. Severn, Salt Lake City.
A veteran of the battle for Midway, Sgt. Vincent E. Blackburn, grandson of Mrs. J. C. Hawley, Oasis, and Mrs. M, D. Blackburn, 81 O St., has been killed in, action, relatives were informed Tuesday.
Sgt. Blackburn was born in Oasis July 13, 1920, a son of the late J. Earl and Juanita Hawley Blackburn. A graduate of Hinckley high school, he attended Branch Agricultural college, Cedar City, and enlisted in the marine corps in Aug., 1940.
Survivors include a brother, J. Paul Blackburn, now on furlough in Salt Lake City; a .sister, Mrs. Hope Marshall, San Jose, Cal., and two grandmothers.
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