Gerrit Lynn Blanksma

Private First Class
A CO, 2ND BN, 5TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
13 June 1946 - 25 May 1968
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
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1 CAV DIV

5TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Gerrit Lynn Blanksma

22 Apr 2000

REMEMBERED

by his sisters

Nelly Blanksma Peterson
bpet8260@charter.net

and

Antonia Blanksma
blanksma@nisswa.net

25 Jun 2003

He was truly a good person.

From a fellow soldier,
Jim Adkins
Jimadkins25@aol.com

20 Aug 2007

We remember him well and he is missed!

From Ron Orr and Jerry Koster
Pequot Lakes High School
Class of 1966
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Nelly Blanksma Peterson
bpet8260@charter.net



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 22 Apr 2000
Last updated 03/31/2008