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Personal info

Full name
CAPPIBIANCO, Clemie Robert
Date of birth
16 March 1918
Age
28
Place of birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Hometown
San José, Santa Clara County, California

Military service

Service number
Z-510820
Rank
Merchant Seaman
Function
unknown
Unit
United States Merchant Marine
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
21 June 1946
Place of death
Berth 15A, Uebersee Hafen
Bremen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 25 3

Immediate family

Members
Carnela Perussi (mother)

More information

Merchant Seaman Clemie Cappibianco arrived in Bremen, Germany on 17 June 1946 and was reported as missing from the ship on 21 June. The vessel departed from Bremen on 25 June, bound for New York and the seaman´s body was not discovered until 28 June near Berth 15A in Uebersee Hafen in Bremen at 09:00.

Autopsy performed at U.S. Army 121st General Hospital, Bremerhaven, found the approximate date of death to be 21 June 1946 and also indicated that there had been no foul play connected with his death. He was first buried at the ceùetery of Bremen-Osterholz cemetery.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Report of Death, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Report of Death