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PVT Jacob Anton Blatny Jr

21 Jul 1894 – 16 Oct 1918

Birth21 Jul 1894
Death16 Oct 1918
CemeteryLinwood Hill Cemetery
Linwood , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
Added byLoren Bender on 02 May 2020
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100667773

Gravesite details

This marker is a cenotaph. Pvt. Blatny is buried in France. See memorial #55960821.

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People's Banner (David City, Nebr.), September 27, 1917, p. 4, col. 2 & 3 LINWOOD About a dozen carloads containing the Linwood Band, and other friends accompanied the five boys who were drafted from here to David City Friday afternoon. The Linwood boys called were, Frank Wesley, Joe Dolezal, Rudolf Peltz, Frank Stanislav and Jacob Blatny. '''''''''''''''''''''''' Wahoo Democrat (Wahoo, Nebr.), September 27, 1917, p. 7, col. 4 LINWOOD NEWS Frank Wesely, Rudolph Peltz, Jacob Blatny and Jos Dolezal were the boys selected from here for the National army. They left Friday for David City and with them went the Linwood band and a number of auto loads of friends to bid them good bye. They were received well by the David City people. '''''''''''''''''''''''' People's Banner , May 9, 1918, p. 4, col. 1 LINWOOD Word has been received from Frank Wesely, Jacob Blatny and Rudoph Peltz that they have arrived safely in France and are feeling fine, Mrs. Frank Mallon also has word that her brother Rex Till of Fremont has arrived "Somewhere in France." '''''''''''''''''' Butler County Press (David City, Nebr.), November 21, 1918, p. 1, col. 7 Died in France. Linwood, Nov. 19 – Mrs. Jacob Blatny received a message from the United States War Department at Washington Friday afternoon stating that her son, Jacob, had died from wounds received in battle in France on October 16. He left for training camp with the first draft in September 1917. His mother, two brothers and three sisters have the heartfelt sympathy of the community in their bereavement. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' People's Banner , November 21, 1918, p. 8, col. 1 & 2 LINWOOD Linwood has finally made its sacrifice at the front. The sad news reached us last week that Jacob Blatny was wounded and had died. Up until this present time Linwood has been on the lucky list and we were all in hopes that all the boys would be back but it finally turned. Jacob left with the first quota of draft that left Butler County and was over there and over the top several times but finally met his fate but not a cowardly fate, but a brave and heroic one. He along with the others has given up his life for a cause that will never be forgotten. Now we want to ask some of the grumblers who said they had to donate to this and that and buy Bonds and stamps, who had to give the most? It was the mother and brothers and sisters of Jacob who done their bit. No matter how much we gave there is no comparison. His mother knows that he died a hero and to her and the entire family all the people of Linwood extend their sympathy.

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