Elmer Blomquist

First Lieutenant Elmer Blomquist in civilian clothes head and should photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Burke

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    First Lieutenant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    4th Infantry Regiment
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Atter Island

Biography:

Lieutenant Elmer Blomquist was the son of Robert C Bloomquist and Anna Bloomquist. He was born on June 23, 1909 in Battleview Burke Count, North Dakota. He entered the US army August 15, 1941 at the age of 32. He Trained at Vancouver, Washington; Camp Roberts, California. He served in Company A 4th Infantry Regiment in the Pacific Attu Islands, Aleutians. He was Killed in Action May 29, 1943, at the age of 33. His remains were returned to the US in 1948 and he is buried in the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, Battleview, North Dakota.