Blincoe Claude Franklin

Claude Franklin Blincoe  [8001]

1888-1955

Father Nm: Franz Siegle Blincoe [7442] born 25 Sep 1862, Pennsylvania died 17 Nov 1946, Cherokee County, Kansas: Oldest Known Ancestor- Joseph Blincoe
Birth Abt 1779 Loudoun VA  died 1852

Mother Nm: Margaret Elizabeth Lynn.[8007] b. 15 Jun 1870 Daviess County, Kentucky d. 5 Apr 1923 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana,

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Brothers Edward William and  Homer Raymond served with the Navy.

Spouse comments:

Children:

1895 Kansas Census

1. F S Blincoe 32
2. Maggie Blincoe 26
3. Claud Blincoe 7
4. Homer Blincoe 4
5. Maud Blincoe 3
6. Evey Blincoe 11 Mo

1900 Census Salamanca, Cherokee, Kansas

1. Franz Blinco 37
2. Maggie Blinco 29
3. Claud Blinco 12
4. Warren R Blinco 10
5. Maud V Blinco 8
6. Ethel B Blinco 5
7. Edward Blinco 3

1st Army Insignia	353rd Inf. 89th Div. Shoulder Patch

WW1

Blincoe Claude Franklin, Private, 1st Class, 2175623, Company A, 353^rd Infantry, 89^th Div.

1917

• 4^th Sept. Claude Enlisted 4 Sept 1917 one day before the 353^rdBn. was formed.
• 5^th Sept. Organized at Camp Funston, Kansas, September 5, 1917.

Note: 177th Infantry Brigade (8,475 men) and made up of;

1. Brigade HQ with the veterinary unit attached (25)
2. 353^rd Infantry (3,834) (12 Rifle Companies, A to M, inclusive, in 3 battalions (each company-256). One HQ Company (343) with medical detachment. One Machine Gun Company (178). One Supply Company (170) with ordnance detachment.
3. 354th Infantry (3,834) (Organized same as 353^rd Infantry)
4. 341st Machine Gun Battalion (778). Includes one Headquarters (47) with medical and ordnance detachments. Four Machine Gun Companies, A to D, inclusive (each 178).

   

1918

• On the roster of the Camp as a Private through to May 1918
• 26^th May. Left Camp Funston.
• 4^th Jun. Sailed on SS Karmala from Hoboken (111 officers, 3401 enlisted men). Departure Date: 4 Jun 1918
  Departure Place: Brooklyn, New York
  Address: RFD No #3
  Residence Place: Columbus, Kans
  Father: Franz Segil Blincoe
  Ship: Karmala
  Military Unit: Co A
  Rank: Private
  Service Number: 2,175,623
  Notes: Company “A” 353d Infantry 89th Division
• 21^st Jun. Two weeks in Winchester, England then detrained for a ship to Le Havre, France, followed by a German submarine while crossing the channel but managed to evade.
• 24^th Jun – 4^th Aug. Reynal Training Area, France.
• 5^th Aug. – 12^th Sept. Relieves the 82^nd Div. in Lucey Sector (Lorraine) which extends from Remenauville to Bouconville;

• 12^th-13^th Sept. St. Mihiel Offensive. Div attacks north captures the Bois de Mort- Mare, Euvezin, and Bouillonville, and establishes a line from the western outskirts of Tbiaucourt to la Fond-de-Mare.
• 13^th-16^th Sept. 89^th Div. continues the attack, captures Beney, Xammes, and Bois de Xammes.
• Sept 16^th Sept. – 7^th Oct. Euvezin Sector.
• 9^th – 19^th Oct. Reserve Fifth Corps.
• 22^nd Oct. Meuse-Argonne Offensive-Bantheville Woods, 89^th Div. clears the enemy from a part of the Bois de Bantheville after a stubborn resistance and reaches the northern and western edges of the woods.
  • Company A, 353^rd Infantry: A major actions were recorded when the 353^rd was ordered to clear out the woods at Bantheville of German defenders. “This company occupied a position in Bois de Bantheville as the left company of the outpost Battalion. Received orders to move forward in northeast direction and clear woods of enemy with the objective the sunken road. . . edge of Bois de Bantheville at this point. Machine gun fire encountered. Approximately six guns in our sector. Got in a good fire as the enemy fled up an open incline on our left. Our casualties were six killed and eleven wounded. Our objective reached at 15:30 hrs and position consolidated.”
    Lieutenant R. M. Hulen,
    C. 0. Company “A”
    Company D, 353^rd Infantry ¹
• 1^st Nov. Final drive Meuse-Argonne Offensive. 89^th Div. attacks north-northeast, captures Remonville

  

  and the Bois de Barricourt, and reaches a line west of Tuileries to the southeast of La Follarde.

• 2^nd Nov. Barricourt Woods-Tailly and Army Line. Div advances through Barricourt, Tailly, Nouart, Beauclair, and Beaufort, reaching the Meuse from Laneuville-sur-Meuse to Pouilly.
• 10^th Nov. Units cross the Meuse west of Pouilly and reach the high ground north of that place.

  

• 11^thNov. Claude is wounded. Divisional units cross the Meuse at Laneuville-sur-Meuse, occupy Stenay.

  

  Claude wounded at approx 05:00 hrs so presumably in the attempt to take this town (6hrs before Armistice) The photograph shows the battle apparently quieter if not over. Claude goes for treatment and loses part of his arm as a consequence of the wounding and operation to repair.³

  

• 14^thNov. Claude was admitted to Military Hospital (Note: He wasn’t discharged from the Army General Hospital in Dearborn Illinois until 1 May 1920).
• 14^thDec. Emporia Gazette newspaper of Emporia, Kansas reports private Claude Franklin Blincoe severely wounded.

1919

• 22^nd Feb. Returned to the USA on the SS Gt Northern.
• Meanwhile, the Battalion took up part of the Army of Occupation on 24^th Nov-6^th May 1919.

Sources

1. History of the 353^rd infantry regiment, 89^th division, National Army.
2. Order of battle of the United States land forces in the World War American Expeditionary Forces divisions Vol. 2 Center Of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C., 1988.
3. Kansas City Star 2^nd May 1920.
4. American Armies and Battlefields in Europe, Library of Congress 1938.
5. Kansas State History Society-World War I Bounty Claims Records.

Medals

Victory medal ribbon with three stars denoting 353rd Infantry fought in the St. Mihiel offensive, Meuse Argonne Offensive, and was fighting in the Lucey and Euvezin sectors.

Claude would have been awarded US Victory Medal and clasps for action at St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. The French Government issued a medal for those that served in the Meuse-Argonne battle, the medal ribbon and US ribbon is shown. Claude was also awarded the Purple Heart for war injuries sustained The Purple Heart was created in 1932 and was retroactive to WW1. Claude although injured and returned home may have also received the Army of Occupation medal as his division was one of ten assigned this duty.

The State of Kansas awarded a medal for Service in the war as well.

Further reading: The complete history of the 353^rd Infantry.

After the War

1920 Census Deerfield, Lake, Illinois

• Patient in the US Army General Hospital No 28

• 1^st May. After a period of 2 months in France and almost 14 months in hospital in the USA, Claude is honourably discharged.

1930 Census Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas

1. Lodger Labourer Garage Confirms WW1 Vet.

1940 Census W Maple Street Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas

1. On own Labourer Garage

Death 1955 Age 67 Years

Burial
Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas
Plot: Section 13 Lot 10 Space 1

 

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