Father: William Walkington Blackburn
Mother: Helen Lucile Hoy
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Excerpts from his obit...

"In high school, William was the star baseball pitcher and went to play for the Minor Leagues, the West Coast League and a season with the St. Louis Cardinals.

"William served proudly in the US Navy during WWII. Following the war, William played in the Minors for several years.

"He worked for Standard Oil of CA including field work and two years aboard one of the first Pacific oil research and extraction vessels.

"In 1949 William married Nancy Anne Urner, moved to Garden Grove, CA. They had a son, Gary Blackburn, in 1951.

From the mid-1950's until 1966 William was a fireman at the Garden Grove Fire Department. He enjoyed family life and sailing. William's interest in civic duty led him to become active in the growing causes of Civil Rights and opposition to US involvement in Vietnam."

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: William K. Blackburn
Last Residence: 98225 Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA
Born: 10 Jul 1926
Died: 3 Nov 2002
State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951)

BLACKBURN, WILLIAM KIMMERLE
S1 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/10/1926
DATE OF DEATH: 11/03/2002
BURIED AT: SECTION A ROW A SITE 82
WASHINGTON STATE VETERANS CEMETERY
21702 W ESPANOLA RD MEDICAL LAKE, WA 99022

Father: William Walkington Blackburn
Mother: Helen Lucile Hoy
~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpts from his obit...

"In high school, William was the star baseball pitcher and went to play for the Minor Leagues, the West Coast League and a season with the St. Louis Cardinals.

"William served proudly in the US Navy during WWII. Following the war, William played in the Minors for several years.

"He worked for Standard Oil of CA including field work and two years aboard one of the first Pacific oil research and extraction vessels.

"In 1949 William married Nancy Anne Urner, moved to Garden Grove, CA. They had a son, Gary Blackburn, in 1951.

From the mid-1950's until 1966 William was a fireman at the Garden Grove Fire Department. He enjoyed family life and sailing. William's interest in civic duty led him to become active in the growing causes of Civil Rights and opposition to US involvement in Vietnam."

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: William K. Blackburn
Last Residence: 98225 Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA
Born: 10 Jul 1926
Died: 3 Nov 2002
State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951)

BLACKBURN, WILLIAM KIMMERLE
S1 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/10/1926
DATE OF DEATH: 11/03/2002
BURIED AT: SECTION A ROW A SITE 82
WASHINGTON STATE VETERANS CEMETERY
21702 W ESPANOLA RD MEDICAL LAKE, WA 99022