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SIGMAN, Melvin Grant Jr - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Kentucky -
Hometown
Whitley County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-719519 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
305th Squadron,
442nd Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 August 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Melvin G. Sigman (father)
Mary A. Sigman (mother)
Mary R. Sigman (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Melvin G. Sigman Jr. joined the Regular Army in Lexington, Kentucky on 11 July 1942.He attended 1 year of college.
He is remembered at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Corbin, Knox County, Kentucky.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Pat Lacy, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census
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