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GMG3 Walter Scot Blakey

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GMG3 Walter Scot Blakey

Birth
Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA
Death
19 Apr 1989 (aged 20)
At Sea
Burial
Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA
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GMG3 Walter Scot Blakey graduated from Eaton Rapids High School in 1986, where he was voted class optimist. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church. He was one of 47 sailors killed when 550 pounds of gunpowder exploded inside the No. 2, 16-inch gun turret on the battleship USS Iowa off Puerto Rico.

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GMG3 Walter Scot Blakey graduated from Eaton Rapids High School in 1986, where he was voted class optimist. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church. He was one of 47 sailors killed when 550 pounds of gunpowder exploded inside the No. 2, 16-inch gun turret on the battleship USS Iowa off Puerto Rico.

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  • Created by: Joni
  • Added: Jun 1, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37807672/walter_scot-blakey: accessed ), memorial page for GMG3 Walter Scot Blakey (17 Jun 1968–19 Apr 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37807672, citing Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Joni (contributor 47050877).