*IN MEMORIAM*

Del Blomquist passed away January 17, 2021 at the age of 96. Click here for his obituary from the Visalia Times Delta.

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Del Blomquist of Tulare, CA appears on episode #554 of Hometown Heroes, airing December 13-16, 2018. Blomquist, who will celebrate his 94th birthday on December 20, served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War.

Del enlisted in the Navy just before his 18th birthday.

You’ll hear him reflect on the 28 months aboard the cargo ship USS Ganymede (AK-104).