Editing John Bell Blish

[[Image:Johnbellblish.jpg|right|thumb|125px|John Bell Blish]]'''John Bell Blish''' ([[September 8]], 1860 - [[December 22]], 1921) Known mostly for inventing the [[Blish lock]], used in the [[Thompson submachine gun]]. 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 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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−	[[Image:Johnbellblish.jpg\|right\|thumb\|125px\|John Bell Blish]]'''[[John Bell Blish]]''' ([[September 8]], 1860 - [[December 22]], 1921) Known mostly for inventing the [[Blish lock]], used in the [[Thompson submachine gun]]. Blish licensed the patent for his lock to the Auto-Ordnance Corporation in [[1915]] in trade for company stock.	+	[[Image:Johnbellblish.jpg\|right\|thumb\|125px\|John Bell Blish]]'''John Bell Blish''' ([[September 8]], 1860 - [[December 22]], 1921) Known mostly for inventing the [[Blish lock]], used in the [[Thompson submachine gun]]. 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 during the Spanish-American War. He retired from the United States Navy with the rank of Commander in [[1919]].		Blish was a career United States naval officer, serving as executive officer on the U.S. warships Niagara and Vicksburg during the Spanish-American War. He retired from the United States Navy with the rank of Commander in [[1919]].