Lake County IL Archives Obituaries.....Blanck, Merrill J. May 10, 1945
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Independent Register - July 12, 1945
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR STAFF SGT. M. J. BLANCK

Memorial services for S/Sgt. Merrill J. Blanck were conducted by the Rev. Glenn 
M. Garber, pastor of the Libertyville Presbyterian church, in the Wauconda 
Federated church, last Sunday afternoon.  Sgt. Blanck was killed in a plane 
crash in England on May 10.  He was buried with full military honors in the 
American Military cemetery in Cambridge, England.

Sgt. Blanck was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Blanck.  He was born in Wauconda on 
Sept. 15, 1918.  He enlisted in the army on April 29, 1941.  After two years 
training in this country he was sent to England as a parachute rigger.  A letter 
from his commanding officer to his mother states that Sgt. Blanck was cheerful 
and precise in his work, and commended his service.

A brother, Francis A., is stationed in the South Pacific.

Additional Comments:
Buried in the American Military Cemetery, Cambridge, England

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