Gainesville Sun
Gainesville, Alachua County, FL
Sunday, 3 July 1996
O'Brien – Mardas Elvin Blitch of O'Brien died Tuesday at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was 80. Born in O'Brien, Mr. Blitch served in the U. S. Army and attended First Baptist Church of O'Brien. Survivors include his wife, Clara Blitch of O' Brien; a daugther, Gladys Elaine Coop of Fort McCoy; a son, Buddy Blitch of Fort McCoy; two sisters, Thelma Goolsby of Jacksonville; and Letha Wright of Live Oak; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 14018873 14018873
NAME BLITCH#MARDAS#E######### BLITCH#MARDAS#E#########
RESIDENCE: STATE 42 FLORIDA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 083 MARION
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 4341 FT BENNING GEORGIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 28 28
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 09 09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 40 40
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION FA# Field Artillery
BRANCH: CODE 30 Field Artillery
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 42 FLORIDA
YEAR OF BIRTH 15 15
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 727 Semiskilled painters, construction and maintenance
MARITAL STATUS 8 Divorced, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 1 Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0146 0146
FILM REEL NUMBER 2.3## 2.3##
Gainesville, Alachua County, FL
Sunday, 3 July 1996
O'Brien – Mardas Elvin Blitch of O'Brien died Tuesday at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was 80. Born in O'Brien, Mr. Blitch served in the U. S. Army and attended First Baptist Church of O'Brien. Survivors include his wife, Clara Blitch of O' Brien; a daugther, Gladys Elaine Coop of Fort McCoy; a son, Buddy Blitch of Fort McCoy; two sisters, Thelma Goolsby of Jacksonville; and Letha Wright of Live Oak; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 14018873 14018873
NAME BLITCH#MARDAS#E######### BLITCH#MARDAS#E#########
RESIDENCE: STATE 42 FLORIDA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 083 MARION
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 4341 FT BENNING GEORGIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 28 28
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 09 09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 40 40
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION FA# Field Artillery
BRANCH: CODE 30 Field Artillery
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 42 FLORIDA
YEAR OF BIRTH 15 15
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 727 Semiskilled painters, construction and maintenance
MARITAL STATUS 8 Divorced, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 1 Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0146 0146
FILM REEL NUMBER 2.3## 2.3##
Gainesville Sun
Gainesville, Alachua County, FL
Sunday, 3 July 1996
O'Brien – Mardas Elvin Blitch of O'Brien died Tuesday at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was 80. Born in O'Brien, Mr. Blitch served in the U. S. Army and attended First Baptist Church of O'Brien. Survivors include his wife, Clara Blitch of O' Brien; a daugther, Gladys Elaine Coop of Fort McCoy; a son, Buddy Blitch of Fort McCoy; two sisters, Thelma Goolsby of Jacksonville; and Letha Wright of Live Oak; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 14018873 14018873
NAME BLITCH#MARDAS#E######### BLITCH#MARDAS#E#########
RESIDENCE: STATE 42 FLORIDA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 083 MARION
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 4341 FT BENNING GEORGIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 28 28
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 09 09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 40 40
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION FA# Field Artillery
BRANCH: CODE 30 Field Artillery
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 42 FLORIDA
YEAR OF BIRTH 15 15
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 727 Semiskilled painters, construction and maintenance
MARITAL STATUS 8 Divorced, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 1 Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0146 0146
FILM REEL NUMBER 2.3## 2.3##
Gainesville, Alachua County, FL
Sunday, 3 July 1996
O'Brien – Mardas Elvin Blitch of O'Brien died Tuesday at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. He was 80. Born in O'Brien, Mr. Blitch served in the U. S. Army and attended First Baptist Church of O'Brien. Survivors include his wife, Clara Blitch of O' Brien; a daugther, Gladys Elaine Coop of Fort McCoy; a son, Buddy Blitch of Fort McCoy; two sisters, Thelma Goolsby of Jacksonville; and Letha Wright of Live Oak; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 14018873 14018873
NAME BLITCH#MARDAS#E######### BLITCH#MARDAS#E#########
RESIDENCE: STATE 42 FLORIDA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 083 MARION
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 4341 FT BENNING GEORGIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 28 28
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 09 09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 40 40
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION FA# Field Artillery
BRANCH: CODE 30 Field Artillery
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 42 FLORIDA
YEAR OF BIRTH 15 15
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 0 Grammar school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 727 Semiskilled painters, construction and maintenance
MARITAL STATUS 8 Divorced, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 1 Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0146 0146
FILM REEL NUMBER 2.3## 2.3##
