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Blinston, Wesley Hope, RM3.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Ryegate, MT
Last Address 9 Alderson Ave Billings, MT (Mother~Sophie H Blinston)
Casualty Date Jul 30, 1942
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Lost At Sea-Unrecovered
Location Gulf of Alaska
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 5 (Cenotaph)
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Image
American Defense Service Medal - 1941
Name of Award American Defense Service Medal
Devices
Star in Lieu of the following Clasps
Fleet Clasp for US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard for service on the high seas while regularly attached to any vessels of the Atlantic, Pacific, or Asiatic fleets as well as vessels of the Naval Transport Service and vessels operating directly under the Chief of Naval Operations
Base Clasp for US Navy and US Marine Corps for service outside the continental limits of the United States (service in either Alaska or Hawaii qualified
Sea Clasp for US Coast Guard for all other vessels and aircraft, not qualifying for the Fleet Clasp, which regularly conducted patrols at sea
Foreign Service Class for US Army for military service outside the continental limits of the United States, including service in Alaska.
Year Awarded 1941
Last Updated: Jul 30, 2018
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