Private First Class John Edward Bliner

1945 - 1969  (24 years)

• Name	John Edward Bliner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Title	Private First Class
  Birth	4 Feb 1945	Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1950	Pierce County, Washington, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never
  Military Award	Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
  		Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…
  Military Service	16 Nov 1968	Santa Clara County, California, USA   [3, 7]
  	US Army - Vietnam: PFC; C Company, 11th Infantry, 1st Battalian
  Obituary	Jul 1969
  	Mason County Journal, Frontpage
  		News (Killed in Action)-BLINER John (Vietnam) PFC John Edward Bliner - Killed in Action in Vietnam
  Race	American Indian: Skokomish  [6]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Social Security Number	536-40-0307
  Death	15 Jul 1969	Quảng Trị, Quang Tri, Vietnam   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Vietnam War
  	Age: 24 - Killed by Booby Trap
  Burial	Shelton Memorial Park, Shelton, Mason, Washington, USA   [7]
  		Burial-BLINER John Edward John Edward Bliner - Killed in Action - Shelton Memorial Park, Shelton WA "PFC US Army - Vietnam - BSM PH" + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53813919/
  		Shelton Memorial Park (also known as Shelton Cemetery) Shelton, Mason, Washington Find a Grave: #2309270 Plot: Freemasons
  Person ID	I26307	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Horace Frank 'Buster' Bliner,   b. 28 Jan 1914, Comox, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada d. 10 Oct 1955, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Hazel Blodgett,   b. 14 Jan 1917, White Swan, Yakima, Washington, USA d. 15 Aug 1989, Highline Community Hospital, Seattle, King, Washington, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Sep 1935	Yakima County, Washington, USA   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Marriage End	Oct 1955	Pierce County, Washington, USA   [10]
  	Death of Horace Bliner
  Family ID	F13819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Feb 1945 - Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, USA Census - Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never - 1950 - Pierce County, Washington, USA Military Service - US Army - Vietnam: PFC; C Company, 11th Infantry, 1st Battalian - 16 Nov 1968 - Santa Clara County, California, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - Vietnam War - 15 Jul 1969 - Quảng Trị, Quang Tri, Vietnam Burial - - Shelton Memorial Park, Shelton, Mason, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia		Military Grave Marker - Vietnam War Killed in Action: American Service in the Vietnam War
  		Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-BLINER John Edward John Edward Bliner - Killed in Action - Shelton Memorial Park, Shelton WA "PFC US Army - Vietnam - BSM PH" + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53813919/

  
  

  News

  News (Killed in Action)-BLINER John (Vietnam) PFC John Edward Bliner - Killed in Action in Vietnam

  
  

  Obituaries

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3019] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S1526] Ancestry.com, U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). Record for John Edward Bliner http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=vietcas&h=68428&indiv=try [S1526] Ancestry.com, U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). Record for John Edward Bliner http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=vietcas&h=97995&indiv=try [S645] Ancestry.com, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Record for John Bliner http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=structuredcrawledsites-51&h=9595518&indiv=try [S2922] Ancestry.com, Web: Tacoma, Washington, Obituary Index, 1882-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). Record for John E Bliner http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=structuredcrawledsites-50&h=450450&indiv=try [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pierce, Washington;. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pierce, Washington; [S10491] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Vietnam War), BLINER John Edward - PFC US ARMY - 1945-1969 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). PFC John Bliner Killed in Vietnam. Army PFC John Edward Bliner, 24, a former Shelton resident, died July 15 in Vietnam as a result of wounds received in action July 14, his family has been notified. He was a Mason County resident seven years and graduated from Shelton High School (1963). He had made his home in Santa Clara, Calif., four years before entering the military service. PFC Bliner was born Feb. 4, 1945 in Puyallup. A rosary will be held in the Batstone Funeral Home this evening at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. July 25 at Batstone Funeral Home. Burial will be in Shelton Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pulsifer, Aloha; two brothers, Horace, Seattle, and Steven, Santa Clara, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. Frankie Mork, Santa Clara, Calif., and Mrs. Viola Rouse, Puyallup. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53813919/john-edward-bliner Burial-BLINER John Edward John Edward Bliner - Killed in Action - Shelton Memorial Park, Shelton WA "PFC US Army - Vietnam - BSM PH" + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53813919/ [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Margaret Hazel Blodgett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6925413471&indiv=try [S417] Ancestry.com, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Marriage date: 30 Sep 1935 Marriage place: Yakima, Washington [S453] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Margaret Pulsifer • Olympian - Aug 1989, (Name: The Olympian; Location: Olympia WA; Date: 18 Aug 1989;), Margaret Hazel Blodgett Bliner Pulsifer Obituary. Margaret Hazel Bliner Pulsifer, 72, Seattle, formerly of Shelton died Tuesday Aug 15 1989 in Highline Community Hospital, Seattle. She was bom Jan 14, 1917 to Alfred and Sophia (Hoptowit) Blodgett in White Swan-Medicine Valley near Yakima and grew up there. She attended schools In Medicine Valley and Chemawa Indian School in Oregon. On Sept 16, 1935, she was married to Horace F Bliner in Tacoma. Mr Bliner died in 1955. Mrs Bliner lived in Tacoma until 1957 then moved to Shelton where she was married to Robert Pulsifer The Pulsifers moved to Pacific Beach and lived there until 1960. In 1972 they moved to Seattle. Mrs Pulsifer was an active member of the American Indian Elders at the Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Seattle and the Yakima Indian Nation, the American Legion Auxiliary, and St Thomas Catholic Church in Seattle. She also was actively involved in the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc, since the loss of her youngest son, John Edward Bliner who died in action in Vietnam July 15 1969. Surviving are two sons, Horace Bliner, Kent and Steven Bliner, Seattle; two daughters, Frankie Mork, Santa Clara CA and Viola Rouse, Puyallup; three sisters, Mrs George Moore, Toppenish, Mrs Peter Alney, Wapato, and Christine Finley, The Dalles OR; four brothers, Willam and James, both of White Swan Dan, Wapato, and David, Yakima; also 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Mr Pulsifer preceded her death. The funeral service for Mrs Pulsifer will begin at 1 pm Saturday Aug 19 in McComb and Batstone Funeral Home, Shelton. Burial will be in Shelton Memorial Park. Arrangements are by McComb and Batstone Funeral Home. • The Olympian • Olympia, Washington • 18 Aug 1989, Fri • Page 12 https://www.newspapers.com/image/804988534/?article=785b173e-fcf6-48cf-aa8b-298bb19a308d&focus=0.02724952,0.7236033,0.19426447,0.9701535&xid=3355 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S1301] Find a Grave: BLODGETT Margaret Pulsifer 1917-1989, Margaret Hazel Blodgett Bliner Doyle Pulsifer. BIRTH 14 Jan 1917 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington DEATH 15 Aug 1989 (aged 72) Seattle, King County, Washington BURIAL Shelton Memorial Park, Shelton, Mason County, Washington PLOT I.O.O.F. 2, 3 2 C MEMORIAL ID 47528443 ______________________________________________________ Raised in Medicine Valley, Washington -- near White Swan, WA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1935 Marriage Place: Yakima, Washington Spouse: Horace Bliner https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47528443