Blinco Stewart Douglas 1903

Stewart Douglas Blinco [11779]

1903-1975

Known as Stewart.

Father Nm: Ernest Henry Blinco [ 11778]1871 Elora died 1933, Father moved from Beamsville Ont, to Niagara in 1896

Mother Nm: Lily Margaret McGlashon Clint 1877-1949

Marriage Dt:

K comments:

WW1: Brother Henry served with the US Army Engineers

WW2: Nephews Gerald Ernest was a Major with USAAF and Albert Ernest served with US Navy. Son Stewart Paul Blinco 1928-2020 joined the US Army in 1946.

Spouse Comments: Clara Ella Spittler BIRTH 5 DECEMBER 1896
DEATH 27 OCTOBER 1958 • New York, USA

Children: Stewart Paul 1928-2020

1905 Census NIAGARA FALLS NIAGARA, NEW YORK

Ernest Blinco Head M 35y Canada
Margertts Blinco Wife F 30y Canada
Albert Blinco Son M 11y United States
Henry Blinco Son M 9y United States
Geroldine Blinco Daughter F 5y United States
Stewart Blinco Son M 2y United States

1910 Census Niagara Falls Ward 8, Niagara, New York

Ernest H Blinco 38
Margaret Blinco 33
Albert R Blinco 14
Henry C Blinco 13
Geraldine Blinco 10
Stewert Blinco 6
Thelma Blinco 1 1/12

US Navy

WW1

Blinco Douglas Stewart 1121839, Seaman 2^nd Class, US Navy

Thankyou

This page owes a great deal to the efforts of Stewarts grandson Edward Blinco who has collected and created an excellent family tree and photo album. Recounting from his elderly father stories from WW1 provided evidence that have allowed me to document more of his war experience specifically his time in the Atlantic Islands of the Azores. It was at this time he was taking part in essential salvage work that made this area of the Atlantic safe for merchant shipping.

1918

14^th May. Enrolled at Naval Recruiting Station, Buffalo.
8^th Jun. Enlisted underage or as a boy entrant ie 15 years. Source: both Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File and Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 – 2007. this differs from a record of New York State.
14^th May. Naval Training Station Great Lakes Ill.
By coincidence Frank Horace Blincoe Radio Electrician Cl 3, 112184224, US Navy. was at the Great Lakes Training school in 1918 and in May-June, their time there overlapped.
29^th Jul. Naval Rifle Range Camp Logan Ill.
18^th Aug. Naval Rifle Range Camp Caldwell N. J.

Note it appears after training Stewart was to serve on ships in the Atlantic as the following 1919 incident reports.

1919

It appears that Stewart was posted to the Azores off the coast of Portugal where the US were permitted to create two Naval bases in WW1. Source for this Grandson Ed Blinco in his Ancestry tree refers to 12 Dec 1919 Azores

Photo by Raymond D. Borden, courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command Ponta Delgada Harbor, U.S. Naval Base, Azores, Portugal. 28 December 1918.

CAC3233, Coleção Museu Carlos Machado U.S. Navy submarines at Ponta Delgada dock, São Miguel, 14 February 1918.
Ed Blinco also was able to send me his father’s Victory medal which bears the Salvage Clasp further supporting that at some point when they were recovering salvage his ship hit a mine.

1920

9^th Nov. Discharge from HQ 3^rd Naval District, New York.

Medals

Stewart’s actual Victory medal with the clasp Salvage

Served overseas would have received the American Victory medals and the New York State Service medal.

After the War

1925

Wedding day photo with Clara bottom Right and Stewart behind her. Clara’s brother and sister with her

Married Clara Spittler on 17 October at St Marks Adams, Massachusetts.

1929

Fireman with NYC also wife Clara 2456 La Salle Niagara Falls

1930 Census

Stewart D Blinco 30 Railroad Fireman
Clara M Blinco 31
Stewart P Blinco 1

Confirms he is a Veteran of WW1 and indeed is recorded this way.

1933

15 Nov 1933 • Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA. Admitted Buffalo State Hospital. Transferred to Veterans Hospital, Canandaigua, NY, 1 May 1936. Transferred to Veterans Hospital, Buffalo, 9 Sep 1953.