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PEDIGO, Erving - Date of
birth
4 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34151106 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
69th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jesse C. Pedigo (father)
Ella (Bundick) Pedigo (mother)
John L. Pedigo (brother)
Wallace H. Pedigo (brother)
Vera Pedigo (sister)
More information
Pvt Erving Pedigo was a salesman before he enlisted at Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida on 13 September 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census / Sutherlin Pedigo Tree, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – Kenny Landry