Blincoe Julian Lee 1919 – Blencowe Family in World War Two

Colonel. Julian Lee Blincoe

1919-2007

Father Nm: Harold Edgar Blincoe 1872-1949 Virginia

Mother Nm: Ora Lena Byrd 1885-1965

Marriage Dt: 9 Nov 1946 Marriage Place Chapel, Macomb, Michigan, USA

K comments: Spouse Viola a trained Nurse served with US Army Nursing Corps in Italy where she met Julian.

Spouse comments:

Viola Mae Hubbarth 1923–2013. born 26 June 1923,New Beltimore, Michigan. Died 27 January 2013 • Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.

(Research): Ancestry

Oldest Known Ancestor:

Children: Donna Michele Blincoe, Lawrence Joseph Blincoe, Judith Lee Blincoe, Christine Elaine Blincoe

Birth

19 May 1919, Charlottesville, Virginia

Before the War

1940 US Census

3856 N Glebe Rd. Arlington, Virginia

Harvey E Blincoe Head Married Male 64 1876 Virginia, Real Estate Agent
Ora L Blincoe Wife Married Female 54 1886 Virginia
Julian L Blincoe Son Single Male 20 1920 Virginia
Norman M Blincoe Son Single Male 16 1924 Virginia

1940 US Draft

When drafted is living at home 3856 N Glebe Rd Arlington and working for the Rosslyn Gas Company

WW2

Blincoe Julian Lee, 33539272, Private-Colonel, US army

We have no specific Regiment records for Julian and hence do not know with whom he was to serve in WW2, we do know that he was in Italy where he met his future wife Viola when she was serving as a Lieutenant in the US Army Nurse Corps.

Julian and Viola in what looks like an Italian Piazza. This fits with timeline of them meeting and also verifies he a Lieut. Army she a Nursing Corps officer. Source family photos from the obituary page for Viola Blincoe

Several Divisions are a possibility but a contender might be the 3rd Infantry Division because that seems to have a lot of native Virginians in it and it was in Italy and then in 1944 took part in the Normandy Invasion. However much we speculate a piece of evidence is needed to elaborate on Julians Army Career.

1942-1945

Medals

Julian was possibly awarded the following medals

Combat Infantry Badge	European Operations medal	Victory Medal Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal	American Theatre American Theatre

AFTer the War

Death 2007

Sources

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Ancestry Military Tree of Blencowes ww2
1880 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Gallery

Viola Blincoe, 89, beloved wife of the late Julian L. Blincoe, and former army nurse, died of natural causes on January 27, 2013 at her home in Arlington, Virginia. Mrs. Blincoe was born Viola Mae Hubbarth on June 22, 1923 in New Baltimore, Michigan where she grew up by the shore of Lake St. Clair. She received a nursing degree in September 1944 from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Mount Clemens, Michigan and then enlisted as an army nurse and served in the European theatres through the end of the Second World War. While serving in Italy she met Julian L. Blincoe, an American army officer. They were married in 1946 and settled down on a small farm in Arlington where they raised four children. Mrs. Blincoe had a lifelong passion for gardening, which she indulged whenever her career as a mother and homemaker allowed. Three of her four children were married in her beautifully landscaped gardens. Survivors include her son Lawrence Joseph Blincoe and his wife Susan Jung, her three daughters Donna Michele Blincoe, Judith Lee Blincoe and her husband Ricky Montgomery, and Christine Elaine Blincoe and her husband Tim Torma. She is also survived by three grandchildren: Christopher Aleksandr Montgomery, Hannah May Torma, and Julian Ethon Torma. Funeral Services will be held at St Agnes Catholic Church, 1910 N. Randolph St., Arlington, VA 22207, on Friday, February 15, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Arlington National Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions in her name to Capital Caring, Resource Development Department, 2900 Telestar Court, Falls Church, VA 22042. Published in The Washington Post on February 9, 2013

Photogarphs posted by the family at the death of Viola Blinco on her obituary page