LT WALTER C. BLEKICKI, USN
Lucky Bag Yearbook
From the 1966 Lucky Bag:
WALTER CARROLL BLEKICKI
Loss
Walter Carroll Blekicki was lost on December 14, 1973 when the aircraft he was piloting crashed aboard USS Oriskany (CV 34), operating in the Arabian Sea.
Other Information
From the May 1974 issue of Shipmate:
A native of Reading, Pa., Lt. Blekicki was a 1966 graduate of the Naval Academy. Following graduation he began flight training, receiving his aviator’s wings in 1968. His first duty station was with Attack Squadron 72, after which he was assigned to the PG School, Monterey, where he received his bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering. He was then transferred to the Lemoore based training squadron, VA-125, before being assigned to VA-153, his last duty station.
Lt. Blekicki is survived by his widow, Patricia, 70 South Olive St., Lemoore, CA 93245; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blekicki; and two brothers, Thomas and John.
Walter was piloting an A-7B Corsair II. (Information from a now-defunct website.)
From researcher Kathy Franz:
Walter graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1959. He played a wrestler in the school play: The Teahouse of the August Moon.
His engagement to Patricia A. Gemmill was announced in February 1965.
Walter’s Find A Grave page is here.
Photographs
Walter is one of 36 members of the Class of 1966 on Virtual Memorial Hall.
