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Personal info

Full name
RIGHETTI, James Robert
Date of birth
18 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Hometown
San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California

Military service

Service number
O1115994
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
25th Armored Engineer Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 November 1944
Place of death
Near Baudrecourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 22 51

Immediate family

Members
Milton A. R. Righetti (father)
Marcella A. (Fitzgerald) Righetti (mother)
Mary F. Righetti (sister)

More information

2nd Lt James R. Righetti attended college for two years before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 10 December 1942.

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 / 1940 Census, www.findgrave.com, www.super6th.org

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