United States Marine Corps Private Blahnik was killed in action in World War II.
PVT Roland J. Blahnik KIA June 28, 1945
Roland served with Unit Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Beloved son of Leander Anton Blahnik and Agnes (Anicka) Cecelia Blahnik.
service# 998190
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on 1 January 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On 18 September 1942, 2/7 landed on Guadalcanal. They fought the Battle of Guadalcanal for four months until they were relieved by elements of the United States Army's Americal Division.
Battle of Okinawa
On 1 April 1945, was part of the 80,000 Marines that landed on Okinawa.
On 23 June 1945 Tenth Army began a thorough and coordinated mop-up campaign to eliminate the disorganized remnants of the 32d Army in southern Okinawa. The plan assigned III Amphibious Corps their respective zones of action and fixed three phase lines for the completion of the task, which was to take ten days. After reaching the first phase line at the southern end of the island, the two corps were to turn and advance northward through two successive phase lines until they reached the Naha-Yonabaru valley. A blocking line was established along the Naha-Yonabaru cross-island road to prevent any Japanese soldiers from infiltrating to the northern part of the island.
PVT Roland J. Blahnik KIA June 28, 1945
Roland served with Unit Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Beloved son of Leander Anton Blahnik and Agnes (Anicka) Cecelia Blahnik.
service# 998190
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on 1 January 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On 18 September 1942, 2/7 landed on Guadalcanal. They fought the Battle of Guadalcanal for four months until they were relieved by elements of the United States Army's Americal Division.
Battle of Okinawa
On 1 April 1945, was part of the 80,000 Marines that landed on Okinawa.
On 23 June 1945 Tenth Army began a thorough and coordinated mop-up campaign to eliminate the disorganized remnants of the 32d Army in southern Okinawa. The plan assigned III Amphibious Corps their respective zones of action and fixed three phase lines for the completion of the task, which was to take ten days. After reaching the first phase line at the southern end of the island, the two corps were to turn and advance northward through two successive phase lines until they reached the Naha-Yonabaru valley. A blocking line was established along the Naha-Yonabaru cross-island road to prevent any Japanese soldiers from infiltrating to the northern part of the island.
United States Marine Corps Private Blahnik was killed in action in World War II.
PVT Roland J. Blahnik KIA June 28, 1945
Roland served with Unit Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Beloved son of Leander Anton Blahnik and Agnes (Anicka) Cecelia Blahnik.
service# 998190
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on 1 January 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On 18 September 1942, 2/7 landed on Guadalcanal. They fought the Battle of Guadalcanal for four months until they were relieved by elements of the United States Army's Americal Division.
Battle of Okinawa
On 1 April 1945, was part of the 80,000 Marines that landed on Okinawa.
On 23 June 1945 Tenth Army began a thorough and coordinated mop-up campaign to eliminate the disorganized remnants of the 32d Army in southern Okinawa. The plan assigned III Amphibious Corps their respective zones of action and fixed three phase lines for the completion of the task, which was to take ten days. After reaching the first phase line at the southern end of the island, the two corps were to turn and advance northward through two successive phase lines until they reached the Naha-Yonabaru valley. A blocking line was established along the Naha-Yonabaru cross-island road to prevent any Japanese soldiers from infiltrating to the northern part of the island.
PVT Roland J. Blahnik KIA June 28, 1945
Roland served with Unit Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Beloved son of Leander Anton Blahnik and Agnes (Anicka) Cecelia Blahnik.
service# 998190
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on 1 January 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On 18 September 1942, 2/7 landed on Guadalcanal. They fought the Battle of Guadalcanal for four months until they were relieved by elements of the United States Army's Americal Division.
Battle of Okinawa
On 1 April 1945, was part of the 80,000 Marines that landed on Okinawa.
On 23 June 1945 Tenth Army began a thorough and coordinated mop-up campaign to eliminate the disorganized remnants of the 32d Army in southern Okinawa. The plan assigned III Amphibious Corps their respective zones of action and fixed three phase lines for the completion of the task, which was to take ten days. After reaching the first phase line at the southern end of the island, the two corps were to turn and advance northward through two successive phase lines until they reached the Naha-Yonabaru valley. A blocking line was established along the Naha-Yonabaru cross-island road to prevent any Japanese soldiers from infiltrating to the northern part of the island.
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PVT, 7 MARINE REGT, 1 MARINE DIV WORLD WAR II
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