John Clark Blankinship was the son of Homer Wallace Blankinship and his wife Laura Clark.
During the first World War he served with distinction as a Sergeant in Co. C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3rd Division, U.S. Army. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and Silver Star.
He married Katherine Jane Seelig on 21 June 1920 in Cook County, Illinois. Together they were the parents of four daughters: Anabel Patricia (b. 1922), Jacqueline Jane (b. 1924), Kathryn (b. 1927) and Janet Lorraine (b. 1930).
Tha Blankinships raised their family in Ottawa, Illinois, where John worked as a lineman for Illinois Power and Light.
From contributor BarryC
" The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal John C. Blankinship (ASN: 244442), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Fossoy, France, 15 July 1918. During the intense artillery bombardment, preparatory to the great German offensive of 15 July Corporal Blankinship voluntarily led a medical officer to the aid of wounded men, following broken wire through woods. He guided the party on their return over the same route, although suffering from a severe wound."
During the first World War he served with distinction as a Sergeant in Co. C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3rd Division, U.S. Army. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and Silver Star.
He married Katherine Jane Seelig on 21 June 1920 in Cook County, Illinois. Together they were the parents of four daughters: Anabel Patricia (b. 1922), Jacqueline Jane (b. 1924), Kathryn (b. 1927) and Janet Lorraine (b. 1930).
Tha Blankinships raised their family in Ottawa, Illinois, where John worked as a lineman for Illinois Power and Light.
From contributor BarryC
" The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal John C. Blankinship (ASN: 244442), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Fossoy, France, 15 July 1918. During the intense artillery bombardment, preparatory to the great German offensive of 15 July Corporal Blankinship voluntarily led a medical officer to the aid of wounded men, following broken wire through woods. He guided the party on their return over the same route, although suffering from a severe wound."
John Clark Blankinship was the son of Homer Wallace Blankinship and his wife Laura Clark.
During the first World War he served with distinction as a Sergeant in Co. C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3rd Division, U.S. Army. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and Silver Star.
He married Katherine Jane Seelig on 21 June 1920 in Cook County, Illinois. Together they were the parents of four daughters: Anabel Patricia (b. 1922), Jacqueline Jane (b. 1924), Kathryn (b. 1927) and Janet Lorraine (b. 1930).
Tha Blankinships raised their family in Ottawa, Illinois, where John worked as a lineman for Illinois Power and Light.
From contributor BarryC
" The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal John C. Blankinship (ASN: 244442), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Fossoy, France, 15 July 1918. During the intense artillery bombardment, preparatory to the great German offensive of 15 July Corporal Blankinship voluntarily led a medical officer to the aid of wounded men, following broken wire through woods. He guided the party on their return over the same route, although suffering from a severe wound."
During the first World War he served with distinction as a Sergeant in Co. C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3rd Division, U.S. Army. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and Silver Star.
He married Katherine Jane Seelig on 21 June 1920 in Cook County, Illinois. Together they were the parents of four daughters: Anabel Patricia (b. 1922), Jacqueline Jane (b. 1924), Kathryn (b. 1927) and Janet Lorraine (b. 1930).
Tha Blankinships raised their family in Ottawa, Illinois, where John worked as a lineman for Illinois Power and Light.
From contributor BarryC
" The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal John C. Blankinship (ASN: 244442), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 5th Field Signal Battalion, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Fossoy, France, 15 July 1918. During the intense artillery bombardment, preparatory to the great German offensive of 15 July Corporal Blankinship voluntarily led a medical officer to the aid of wounded men, following broken wire through woods. He guided the party on their return over the same route, although suffering from a severe wound."
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John C Blankinship
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Sgt. Co. C 5 Fld Signal Bn
World War I
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