Richard Reynolds Blunk (1925 - 1945)

Born 4 Jan 1925 in Morgan County, Indiana, United States

Husband of Vivian Imogene (Burkett) Stanger — married 2 Aug 1943 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Died 14 Mar 1945 at age 20 in Kalenborn, Daun, Rhineland-Palatinate, Deutschland

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Biography

Richard Reynolds Blunk was born on January 4, 1925 in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.

In 1930, Richard (5) was in the household of Homer Blunk in Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana. ^[1]

In 1940, Richard (15) was in the household of Homer K Blunk in Mooresville, Morgan. ^[2]

Richard (18) married Vivian Imogene Burkett (21) (born on April 3, 1922 in Morgan County) on August 2, 1943 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.^[3] Their children were: Robert Stanley Blunk (1945–2023)

• son -Still living

Richard died on March 14, 1945 in Kalenborn, Daun, Rhineland-Palatinate, Deutschland, aged 20. He was buried in Mooresville Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4YB-KYH : accessed 24 August 2021), Richard Blunk in household of Homer Blunk, Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5A, line 13, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 619; FHL microfilm 2,340,354.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1YF-TC1 : 5 January 2021), Richard Blunk in household of Homer K Blunk, Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55-4, sheet 5A, line 2, family 98, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1081.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRX8-7HV : 8 April 2021), Richard Blunk and Vivian Burkett, 02 Aug 1943; citing Morgan, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014940.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-TSHT : 27 July 2019), Richard Reynolds Blunk, 1945; Burial, Mooresville, Morgan, Indiana, United States of America, Mooresville Cemetery; citing record ID 13720869, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also:

• "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS1-14QR : 26 April 2021), Richard R Blunk,