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Cyrus Bertram Blair

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Cyrus Bertram Blair

Birth
Death
28 May 1942
At Sea
Burial
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Cyrus served as a Second Engineer, S.S. Alcoa Pilgrim, Merchant Marines during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. C.B. Blair, 1218 Emil Ridge Rd. After the war she is listed as Mrs. Nell Blair, 715 E. 20th St., Baltimore.

Cyrus was declared "Missing In Action" when the Alcoa Pilgrim was hit by a torpedo from German submarine U-502 and sunk in the Caribbean during the war. He was awarded the Mariner's Medal.

His remains were not recovered.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett & Dan Phelan )
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AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS MEMORIAL—BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America’s liberty and prosperity. This sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished. This memorial serves as a marker for America’s Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths.
Dedicated October 8, 1991
Cyrus served as a Second Engineer, S.S. Alcoa Pilgrim, Merchant Marines during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war. He was survived by his wife, Mrs. C.B. Blair, 1218 Emil Ridge Rd. After the war she is listed as Mrs. Nell Blair, 715 E. 20th St., Baltimore.

Cyrus was declared "Missing In Action" when the Alcoa Pilgrim was hit by a torpedo from German submarine U-502 and sunk in the Caribbean during the war. He was awarded the Mariner's Medal.

His remains were not recovered.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett & Dan Phelan )
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AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS MEMORIAL—BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America’s liberty and prosperity. This sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished. This memorial serves as a marker for America’s Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths.
Dedicated October 8, 1991

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  • Maintained by: Dan Phelan
  • Originally Created by: Russ Pickett
  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154923897/cyrus_bertram-blair: accessed ), memorial page for Cyrus Bertram Blair (unknown–28 May 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154923897, citing Maryland National World War II Memorial, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA; Buried or Lost at Sea; Maintained by Dan Phelan (contributor 47709857).