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SSGT Emory Mather Blakesley

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SSGT Emory Mather Blakesley

Birth
Worland, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA
Death
30 Oct 1944 (aged 24)
Southern Leyte Province, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Burial
Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA
Plot
Section C Block 22, Lot 1, Grave 0
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Emory Mather Blakesley was born August 23, 1920 in Burlington, Wyoming to Emory and Margaret (Mather) Blakesley. The family moved to Eagle County, Colorado, by the 1930 US Census.

In February 1942, Blakesley enlisted in the United States Army. Service Number 18070499. SSGT Blakesley served with Company L, 184th Infantry, 7th Infantry Division. 

In October 1944, the 184th was deployed to the island of Leyte in the Philippines. On October 30, 1944 SSGT Blakesley was killed in action in the liberation of the Philippines. 

Emory Mather Blakesley was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Thermopolis, Wyoming. 

Emory Mather Blakesley
Middle name: Mather
b: Burlington, Big Horn, WY
d: Pacific Theater: WW II
Emory was on the island of Leyte at the time of his death.
Contributor: Cynthia Christiansen (47093877) • [email protected]

FATHER: Emory J. "Hal" Blakesley, II 68783627
MOTHER: Margaret Lilly Mather 70792812

Thanks, Cheryl
Emory J. Hal Blakesley was Emory J. Hal Blakesley & Sylvia Viola Cranmer's son. He was married to Margaret Lily Mather. Emory J. Hal Blakesley (1871) was only married once & had 11 children, Darrel, Floyd, Mabel, Emory J., Dorthele, Beatrice, Lou, Grace, Eselyn, Jack, & Conrad. Emory J. Hall Blakesley (1896) was married to Margaret Mather & had 13 children, Emory Mather, Sylvia, Carol Louis, Elsie, Margaret, Richard, Ivan, Alvin, Darrel, David, Edgar, Fred, & Ivah B.
Contributor: JoAnn Myers (47627317) • [email protected]
Emory Mather Blakesley was born August 23, 1920 in Burlington, Wyoming to Emory and Margaret (Mather) Blakesley. The family moved to Eagle County, Colorado, by the 1930 US Census.

In February 1942, Blakesley enlisted in the United States Army. Service Number 18070499. SSGT Blakesley served with Company L, 184th Infantry, 7th Infantry Division. 

In October 1944, the 184th was deployed to the island of Leyte in the Philippines. On October 30, 1944 SSGT Blakesley was killed in action in the liberation of the Philippines. 

Emory Mather Blakesley was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Thermopolis, Wyoming. 

Emory Mather Blakesley
Middle name: Mather
b: Burlington, Big Horn, WY
d: Pacific Theater: WW II
Emory was on the island of Leyte at the time of his death.
Contributor: Cynthia Christiansen (47093877) • [email protected]

FATHER: Emory J. "Hal" Blakesley, II 68783627
MOTHER: Margaret Lilly Mather 70792812

Thanks, Cheryl
Emory J. Hal Blakesley was Emory J. Hal Blakesley & Sylvia Viola Cranmer's son. He was married to Margaret Lily Mather. Emory J. Hal Blakesley (1871) was only married once & had 11 children, Darrel, Floyd, Mabel, Emory J., Dorthele, Beatrice, Lou, Grace, Eselyn, Jack, & Conrad. Emory J. Hall Blakesley (1896) was married to Margaret Mather & had 13 children, Emory Mather, Sylvia, Carol Louis, Elsie, Margaret, Richard, Ivan, Alvin, Darrel, David, Edgar, Fred, & Ivah B.
Contributor: JoAnn Myers (47627317) • [email protected]

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