William H. Blancheri

World War II
Service #6339371
UnitUnited States Naval Reserve
RankPharmacist's Mate Second Class U.S. Navy
Entered Service From California
Date of DeathNovember 20 1943
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class William H. Blancheri were accounted for in 2018. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Walls of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.