| Birth | 7 October 1919 28 29 St. Charles Twsp., Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | 6 April 1928 (Age 8) St Charles, Saginaw, Michigan, United States
paternal grandfather -
Chauncy John Blackmer
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| Birth of a sister | 14 December 1933 (Age 14) St. Charles Twsp., Saginaw County, Michigan
younger sister -
Joyce E Blackmer
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| Military Service | 8 July 1942 (Age 22) Corregidor, Philippines
Note:
Wednesday, July 8, 1942 The Saginaw News
Wednesday, July 8, 1942 The Saginaw News
Missing in Action, according to a notification from the war department, Pvt. Gerald Blackmer 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Blackmer, of St. Charles, RD 2, apparently was in the thick of the fighting in the Philippines. Pvt. Balckmer enlisted i n February 1941 and was with the coast artillery on Corregidor. The Blackmers have three other sons and four daughters.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~evansandobertein/wwiidead/missing/blackmergerald.htm
According to the Center For Research, Allied POWS Under The Japanese - Pvt Blackmer was held at
<b>Tokyo 2-B Kawasaki
</b>AKA: Mitsui Camp #2 <u>Location: </u>KAWASAKI-shi, OGI-machi
and
<u><b>Funatsu POW Camp, Nagoya # 3
</b></u>Source: NARARG 389, Box 2127, Funatsu [Nagoya] #3-B
<u><b>Location: </b></u>Originally created as: <b>Osaka 15-B FUNATSU</b> (GIFU-ken,YOSHIKI-gun, FUNATSU-machi)
Name: Gerald C Blackmer
Name: BLACKMER GERALD C
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 21 Feb 1941
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1919
Birthplace: MICHIGAN
Education Level: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 16013675
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 02062.63
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G7-VVW : 5 December 2014), Gerald C Blackmer, enlisted 21 Feb 1941, Detroit, Michigan, United States; citin g "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, <i>The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD)</i> (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, Nationa l Archives at College Park, Maryland. |
| Marriage | Leona E Morrissette - View family 5 October 1946 (Age 26) |
| Death of a father | January 1968 (Age 48)
father -
Oscar Edward Blackmer
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| Death of a mother | 24 May 1993 (Age 73) Ashley, Gratiot County, Michigan
mother -
Minnie Frelitz
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| Death of a sister | 25 April 2005 (Age 85) Saginaw County, Michigan
younger sister -
Joyce E Blackmer
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| Death of a wife | 16 July 2005 (Age 85)
wife -
Leona E Morrissette
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| Death | 7 January 2006 (Age 86) Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan |
| Globally unique identifier | 6D0B82D93BAF4380A630746D7A2ED5FDB16F |
| Last change | 10 December 2020 - 00:00:00 |
| Family with parents - View family |
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Oscar Edward Blackmer
Birth 16 October 1890 36 32
Death January 1968 (Age 77) Loading...
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-9 months mother |
Minnie Frelitz
Birth 1890
Death 24 May 1993 (Age 103) Ashley, Gratiot County, Michigan Loading...
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Marriage: 9 November 1915 — St. Charles Twsp., Saginaw County, Michigan |
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4 years #1 himself |
Gerald C Blackmer
Birth 7 October 1919 28 29 St. Charles Twsp., Saginaw County, Michigan
Death 7 January 2006 (Age 86) Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan Loading...
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14 years #2 younger sister |
Joyce E Blackmer
Birth 14 December 1933 43 43 St. Charles Twsp., Saginaw County, Michigan
Death 25 April 2005 (Age 71) Saginaw County, Michigan Loading...
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| Family with Leona E Morrissette - View family |
| himself |
Gerald C Blackmer
Birth 7 October 1919 28 29 St. Charles Twsp., Saginaw County, Michigan
Death 7 January 2006 (Age 86) Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan Loading...
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4 years wife |
Leona E Morrissette
Birth 12 September 1923
Death 16 July 2005 (Age 81) Loading...
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Marriage: 5 October 1946 |
| Note | Blackmer, Gerald C. 'Bud', Formerly of Chesaning. Passed away on Saturday morning January 7, 2006 in Owosso. Age 86 years.
He was born on October 7, 1919 in St. Charles Township, the son of Oscar and Minnie (Frelitz) Blackmer. He married Leona Morrissette on October 5, 1946, she predeceased him on July 16, 2005.
He retired from Chesaning Union Schools, where he was a custodian and bus driver for many years. After retiring, he moved to his lake home in Kalkaska. Bud was an avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, boating, camping and many other act ivities.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was taken as a prisoner of war in the Philippines by the Japanese for 42 months. Bud was a member of the American Legion, D.A.V. and the V.F.W. Bud was also active in his church as a n usher and very active in the Chesaning Boy Scouts for many years.
Surviving are four children, Jean Ann and Karrie Illner of Washington, Mich.; Dale and Linda Blackmer of Grand Haven; Pat Bonner of Saginaw; Jane and Chris Martin of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; sisters-in- law, Helen Maves, Frances Gasper, Jane Alden, Sue Morrissette, Thelma Morrissette and Betty Blackmer; brother-in-law, Joseph Beckman.
He was predeceased by his wife, Leona, sons, Daniel Blackmer on July 25, 2004 and Donald Blackmer, daughter-in-law, Cheri (McCormick) Blackmer, his parents, sisters, Eileen Hill, Geraldine Schnebelt, Florence Weber and Joyce Beckman, brothers, H arold, Chuck and Robert.
Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Chesaning. Rev. Fr. Richard Bokinskie will officiate with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Walker-Martin Funeral Home, Chesaning on W ednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thursday at church after 10:00 a.m. Scripture service will be 7:00 p.m. Wednesday followed by the Rosary. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association. Published in Saginaw News on MLive.co m from Jan. 8 to Jan. 10, 2006. |
| Military Service | Wednesday, July 8, 1942 The Saginaw News
Missing in Action, according to a notification from the war department, Pvt. Gerald Blackmer 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Blackmer, of St. Charles, RD 2, apparently was in the thick of the fighting in the Philippines. Pvt. Balckmer enlisted i n February 1941 and was with the coast artillery on Corregidor. The Blackmers have three other sons and four daughters.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~evansandobertein/wwiidead/missing/blackmergerald.htm
According to the Center For Research, Allied POWS Under The Japanese - Pvt Blackmer was held at
<b>Tokyo 2-B Kawasaki
</b>AKA: Mitsui Camp #2 <u>Location: </u>KAWASAKI-shi, OGI-machi
and
<u><b>Funatsu POW Camp, Nagoya # 3
</b></u>Source: NARARG 389, Box 2127, Funatsu [Nagoya] #3-B
<u><b>Location: </b></u>Originally created as: <b>Osaka 15-B FUNATSU</b> (GIFU-ken,YOSHIKI-gun, FUNATSU-machi)
Name: Gerald C Blackmer
Name: BLACKMER GERALD C
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 21 Feb 1941
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1919
Birthplace: MICHIGAN
Education Level: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 16013675
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 02062.63
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G7-VVW : 5 December 2014), Gerald C Blackmer, enlisted 21 Feb 1941, Detroit, Michigan, United States; citin g "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, <i>The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD)</i> (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, Nationa l Archives at College Park, Maryland. |