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APESTEGUIA, Frank - Date of
birth
2 December 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Redlands, San Bernardino County, California -
Hometown
Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39158363 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 26 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ignacio Apesteguia (father)
Isadora Apesteguia (mother)
Bernice M. (Caballero) Apesteguia (wife)
More information
T/5 Frank Apesteguia was employed at the Consolidated Lumber Company before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 19 May 1941.He was riding on the rear of a truck when a machine gun fell, accidentally discharging and fatally wounding him.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Arellano Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - Chino Champion 26 January 1945
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