Kermit Bliss

Military

media-44949.jpeg UPL 44949 Major Kermit E. Bliss
Commanding Officer - 14th Photo Recon Squadron
7th Photo Recon Group

Object Number - UPL 44949 - Major Kermit E. Bliss Commanding Officer - 14th Photo Recon Squadron 7th Photo Recon Group

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Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Nicknames: Kisty the 1st
Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Sigourney, IA	30 March 1920
	Sigourney, IA	1 July 1941
Other Assumed Command of 14th PRS	Mount Farm Airfield, UK	29 June 1944	Bliss had been with the 7th PRG since it's early days in the U.S. He assumed command upon the death of Major Cecil Haugen.
Died	Madison, WI	15 December 2006	MADISON - Kermit E. "Kert" Bliss, age 86, passed away at Meriter Hospital on Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, from complications of a stroke. He was born on March 31, 1920, in Sigorney, Iowa. Kert received his undergraduate degree from Drake University and his master's degree from the UW-Madison. On June 18, 1949, he married Wilma Kirch in Madison. He served with the Army Air Corps 7th Photo Recon Group and retired as Col. U.S. Air Force. Kert was the director of the Madison Community Center. Since retiring in 1985, Kert was an active volunteer at First Congregational Church, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum and at Meriter Main Gate, where he served in many volunteer capacities. He is survived by 2 daughters; 3 grandchildren, a sister, Gene Gay; a nephew, and also by many Kirch relatives. Kert was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Ina (Clark) Bliss; his wife of 55 years, Wilma (Kirch) Bliss; and a son-in-law, Kent. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006
Buried	Madison, WI	20 December 2006	Sunset Memory Gardens Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA