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FESCA, Helmut William - Date of
birth
20 July 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-511177 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
3rd Battalion,
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 July 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William O. Fesca (father)
Henriette M. (Hoyer) Fesca (mother)
More information
1st Lt Helmut W Fesca, M.D. graduated from Lick Wildmerding Lux High School. He graduated from the University of California Medical School receiving his medical degree in February 1943.Lt Fesca was taken as a prisoner on 11 July 1944 and probably died in a German field hospital. The exact location is not known.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.
His parents were both German nationals living in the U.S.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Richard M. Nathenson, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / World War II Prisoners of War, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Ulrike Widenmann-Ast