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-day tomorrow .*n the Corona city hall, butthemile, here . All the okennavy filled rvded oree arby men s in'mm1941Col-the!, he 5J0 of icksBoss F. Blandi Cited for Parts in Many BattlesT/Sgt. Ross F\ Blandi, former Coronan, has seen action on many fronts and has received ft number of citations nnd medals for his part in the World War. Formerly in the .grocery business here, he has seen action through the African and Italian campaigns from FI Alamein to the beachheads in Italy.Sgt. Blandi has been awarded the air medal for participation In Air the invasion of France on D day, June 6, 1944; was awarded Mrs. presidential citation for that in-lvc., vasion ig Normandy. He received Dar- the first Oak Leaf cluster for the and, invasion of Southern France and the second Oak Leaf cluster for the invasion of Holland.His wife, Mrs. Eileen© J, Blandi, is now spending some time with the sergeant’s mother, Mrs. R. F. Blandi at 180 S. W. Grnnd Blvd. At one time he was the c^ew chief on a 0-47 skytrain at one of Maj. On. Paul L. Williams’ U. S. troop carrier bases and was with Lt. Gen. Brereton’s First Alliedairborne army in the liberation ofHolland. The additions to his air ony, medil are for meritorious achieve-oma ment In intensive aerial activity ecks and for brilliant participation inand the greatest airborne assault inat- military history.”3en- Before the war he operated the tfing Blandi food market and also worked for a time ;t March Field. He was had lived in Corona all his life. By- He has two brothers and three seas sisters. John, at the store in Co-r do rona, Thomas, Los Angeles; Mrs. vey- Genevieve Blandi Enguald, Tlt;os Angeles; Mrs. Florence Blandi $35, Orogorv, Oakland, whose husband im». is in the Navy, and Mrs. Lily and Call of Corona.Ion- Mr. and Mrs. Ross Blandi are ndi- the narents of a daughter, Shar-* Bug- on Rose, 15 months old, whom the 3ved father has never seen, nta-nd prilitr hitheIt J TalthethesouMningaaHhhi+Spas ten i da b pas bits wesi V]riledwe':sorthavwornxtA*tietnmlwctinanteift*tooftoiViaboourhimof hwtpoimlnlt;Wflhh(aYc
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Corona Daily Independent
Corona, California, US
Mon, Mar 26, 1945
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Aaron S.
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