John Bell Blish

John Bell Blish

. Blish licensed the patent for his lock to the Auto-Ordnance Corporation in 1915 in trade for company stock.

Blish was a career United States naval officer, serving as executive officer on the U.S. warships Niagara and Vicksburg (PG-11) during the Spanish-American War. He retired from the United States Navy with the rank of Commander in 1919.

Blish was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Namesake

The USS John Blish (ASG-10), a survey ship commissioned during World War II, was named after him.

External links

* [http://www.blish.org/gens/970.html Genealogical and Historical Page for John Bell Blish]
* [http://www.nfatoys.com/tsmg/ The Unofficial Tommy Gun Page]


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