Edwin Bo Blythe

Edwin Bo Blythe [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at Iwo Jima. Memorial service held at St. Marks Episcopal Church on Apr 22, 1945, with a marker placed in the cemetery.

Age at Death: 38

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 3-20-1945

Biographical Notes:

Construction superintendent for A. Lloyd Goode Contracting Co., Wade Manufacturing Co., Charlotte St. Mark's Episcopal Church, widely known as a baseball pitcher in school and with the Mecklenburg County and Twilight leagues.

Date of Birth:

6/2/1906

Birthplace:

Huntersville, NC

Education Details:

Long Creek High School graduate, Rutherford College graduate

Family Details:

Mrs. Ruth Harris Blythe - 318 Auten St., Charlotte, NC Cynthia Ruth Blythe, born Feb 25, 1943 in Washington, DC, Charlotte NC Mr. Roland Lee Blythe (deceased), born 1873, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Eugenia (Vance) Blythe, born 1877 - Huntersville, NC Cloyd Eubanks Blythe - Charlotte, NC, Franklin Webb Blythe - Charlotte, NC, John Lee Blythe - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. Charles (Mable Launa) Kemp - Brooklyn, NY, Mrs. Edward L. (Naomi Peggy Vance) George - Arlington, VA, Mrs. J. S. (Ellen Eugenia, Edwins twin) Ford - Asheville, NC, Mrs. Luther (Anna Winslow) Douglas - Huntersville, NC, Mrs. Theran M. (Gertrude May) Earle - Decatur, GA, Samuel M. Blythe - New River, NC, Sgt. Francis Earle Blythe, US Marine - Pacific Ocean, William Walton Blythe - Florence, SC

First Name:

Edwin "Bo"

KIA / MIA Place:

Iwo Jima

KIA Date:

2/19/1945

Last Name:

Blythe

Middle Name:

Eugene

Military Rank:

Chief Warrant Officer

Source:

newsprint, family information, cemetery index

Military Unit:

Carpenter with the Seabees, CEC

Exhibit & Section:

Gold Star Veterans [2]

Veteran Records [3]

MIA Date: