Elmer Blomquist

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Burke

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
1st Lieutenant

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company A

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
4th Infantry Regiment

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Medals and Honors:

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Atter Island

Biography:

Lieutenant Elmer Blomquist was the son of Robert C Bloomquist and Anna Bloomquist. He was born on June 23, 1909 in Battleview Burke Count, North Dakota. He entered the US army August 15, 1941 at the age of 32. He Trained at Vancouver, Washington; Camp Roberts, California. He served in Company A 4th Infantry Regiment in the Pacific Attu Islands, Aleutians. He was Killed in Action May 29, 1943, at the age of 33. His remains were returned to the US in 1948 and he is buried in the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery, Battleview, North Dakota.