# Edgar Gerald Blankenship

> decorated WW II pilot with fighter squadron VF-18 of USS Intrepid; immortalized in fellow pilot Edward Ritter’s cartoons as "Snipo"

**Wikidata**: [Q115914657](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115914657)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/edgar-gerald-blankenship


## References

1. [Source](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/page-7/UQFg08Q5dxVPDQ)
2. [Source](https://intrepid.emuseum.com/people/1672/edgar-gerald-blankenship/objects)