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PANICO, Frank Saverio - Date of
birth
1 January 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
Z-399032 -
Rank
Merchant Seaman -
Function
Second Cook -
Unit
United States Merchant Marine
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Awards
Mariner´s Medal
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
9th General Hospital (British)
Antwerp, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frances Panico (wife)
More information
Frank Panico was in an apartment at 18 Kiliaanstraat, Antwerp, Belgium, when it was hit by a V-bomb. Considerable confusion as regards the identification of the bodies resulted from the fact that hundreds of casualties from the Rex Cinema and other bombed areas were brought into all available hospitals during that week.Frank Panico was buried at Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, but his identity was confused with that of Mr. Goetchius, who was initially interred at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, resulting in their names on the graves being switched. It was some time after the burial that the mistake was discovered and the names on the graves were corrected.
He died of extensive head injuries.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.usmm.org, www.ancestry.com - Death Report / WWII Draft Card / New York Birth Index
Photo source: Peter Schouteten