Howard Mitchel Blinco

1924-1988.

Father Nm:- Francis (Frank) Marion Blinco 1882–1948. BIRTH 13 JAN 1882 • Martins Ferry, Ohio, USA. DEATH 18 AUG 1948 • Martins Ferry, Belmont, Ohio, USA

Mother Nm: Ethel Leonora Graham 1889–1960. BIRTH 24 JUN 1889 • Wheeling, Belmont, Ohio. DEATH 14 FEBRUARY 1960 • Martins Ferry, Belmont, Ohio, USA

Marriage Dt: 23 Jul 1952 • Belmont, Ohio, USA

K comments:

Brother Irvin Thomas served with the US Navy in WW2, Brother Edward served just after the war with the US Army. Cousins Lawrence served in the Infantry and Thomas Junior in US Navy

Spouse comments: Shirley Alice Mathews 1934–2011. BIRTH ABT 1934 • Ohio
DEATH 17 APR 2011 • St Clairsville, Ohio, USA

BORN

4 NOV 1925 • Martins Ferry, Ohio

1930 CENSUS

South 5th St Martins ferry

Frank W Blincoe 48
Ethel L Blincoe 41
Irvin T Blincoe 5
Howard M Blincoe 4
Edward L Blincoe 1
Clarence E Fowler 20

1940 CENSUS

Martins Ferry
Frank M Blinco 58 Head
Ethel L Blinco 50 Wife
Irvin T Blinco 15 Son
Howard M Blinco 13 Son
Edward L Blinco 11

WW2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinco Howard Mitchel, S1C, US Navy

1944

• 4 November. Drafted

1945

• 1 February. Enlisted in the Navy and after basic training at a US Naval base was posted to Net Cargo ship Zebra AKN-5

  

Note: Naval rosters give us a good idea of the ships that Howard served aboard during WW2. Note his first sailing is May 1945 and this is after the Zebra AKN-5 only battle action which was the Iwo Jima operation. An assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 28 February to 16 March 1945

Howard M Blinco Zebra AKN-5 31 May 1945
Howard M Blinco Zebra AKN-5 1 Jul 1945
Howard M Blinco Zebra AKN-5 1 Oct 1945
Howard M Blinco Zebra AKN-5 15 Nov 1945

• 30 November. Howard after the end of the war transfers to a Battle Damage Repair Ship the Phaon ARB-3.

Howard M Blinco Phaon ARB-3 30 Nov 1945
Howard M Blinco Phaon ARB-3 30 Jun 1946
Howard M Blinco Phaon ARB-3 31 Dec 1946

1946

Howard Mitchel Blinco Rockingham APA-229 6 Jun 1946

• 6 June. Howard is onboard Attack Transport ship USS Rockingham and was transported to Pearl Harbour

  

  Note: Right after transporting Howard for his discharge the USS Rockingham (APA-229) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.3.1 Transportation Group (Transportation Division (TRANSDIV 31) for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946

• 1 July. Discharged from the Navy.

Medals

Howard was entitled to these medals.

 

Sources

1. WW2 US Navy Muster records
2. Blencowes WW2 Ancestry tree
3. NavSource Online
4. www.navytimes.com

Death 1992 Ohio

Death Date 29 Jul 1992 Death Place Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, Cemetery Riverview Cemetery

Gallery

 

All these photos from Matthew Blinco grandson of Irving.