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BACIGALUPI, Mervin Henry - Date of
birth
5 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1315762 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Lauterbourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
Attilio Bacigalupi (father)
Mae (Figone) Bacigalupi (mother)
Evelyn Bacigalupi (sister)
Rita F. (Deustermann) Bacigalupi (wife)
More information
Mervin H. Bacigalupi attended college for three years before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 18 October 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Evelyn Hintermann, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Habegger McCabe Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Phyllis Dallin