Pierre Joseph Blewett
Graduating
Class of 1942
Served in
World War II
Aviation Cadet
Pierre Joseph Blewett
Navy
Hometown
Fond du Lac, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Jacksonville, FL
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum, Fond du Lac, W
More About Aviation Cadet Blewett
Aviation Cadet Pierre Joseph Blewett enlisted into the US Navy Reserve on Aug. 3, 1940, and entered as an apprentice seaman. He was still a junior at UW-Madison when he enlisted. On June 16, 1941, he was promoted to midshipman. Later that year, on Sept. 12, 1941, he was promoted to ensign. On Dec. 24, 1941, he became an aviation cadet and began training. While at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida, Blewett's scout plane crashed during training. He succumbed to his injuries on June 4, 1942. Pierre Blewett is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.