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Birth	:	13 Oct 1924
Death	:	31 Jan 2008 Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	First Lutheran Cemetery, Volga, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.3139000, -96.9289017
Plot	:	Lot F-62 Gr 5
Inscription	:	3rd Ranger BN USA Canada Co B 3rd BN Darby S Rangers 2nd Co 2nd Regiment 1st Special Service Force World War II
Description	:	Richard W. Blair, age 83, of Brookings, died Thursday, January 31, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 4, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment and military rites in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church in Volga. He was raised and educated in Volga before entering the Army in December 1942. He served in the Darbys Rangers, First Special Service Forces, and York and Canadian Mountain Troopers as a... Read More	Richard W. Blair, age 83, of Brookings, died Thursday, January 31, 2008, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 4, 2008, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, with interment and military rites in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 6-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church in Volga. He was raised and educated in Volga before entering the Army in December 1942. He served in the Darbys Rangers, First Special Service Forces, and York and Canadian Mountain Troopers as a Ski Trooper in the Paratrooper unit. He was discharged as a corporal from Darbys Rangers in December 1944. He served in Sicily and Anzio, and was a decorated World War II veteran, having received two Purple Hearts and other service awards. Richard earned his bachelors and masters degrees from South Dakota State University. He worked as a microbiologist for 14 years for the South Dakota Department of Health in health planning administration. His career with the Department of Health spanned 32 years, and he served as Secretary of Health under three governors. After his retirement, he returned to Volga in the mid-1980s. Richard was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Elks Club, V.F.W., and American Legion. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Volga, of which he was a member. His hobbies included photography, fishing and hunting. Submitted on request of another contributor, source: Eidsness Funeral Home. Links on request of contributor 47413631. _____________________________________________________________________

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Corp Richard W. Blair's memorial is located at: First Lutheran Cemetery, Volga, Brookings County, USA.
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Corp Richard W. Blair death on 31 Jan 2008 in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.3139000
Longitude: -96.9289017

Family Members:

Parent

Terrace W. Blair

(1895 - 1929)

Tena Ingeborg Warnes Garrison

(1904 - 2002)

Siblings

Sgt Terrace W. Blair

(1923 - 1945)

Irene M. Enright

(1926 - 2016)

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