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CASSETTI, David Benavides - Date of
birth
14 September 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
San Marcial, Socorro County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19176715 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 September 1944 - Place of
death
Wylerbaan, Groesbeek, Holland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Juan Cassetti (biological father)
Prudencia Benavides (biological mother)
Juan Jojola (adoptive father)
Isabel P. (Perea) Jojola (adoptive mother)
Praxedis J. Jojola (sister)
Jenoveva Jojola (sister)
Juanita Jojola (sister)
Andrellita Jojola (sister)
Josephine Jojola (sister)
More information
At the age of two years old he was adopted by Juan Jojola and Isabel Carillo.Pvt David B. Cassetti enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 20 November 1942.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico), www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl, San Miguel Catholic Church, Socorro, Socorro, New Mexico Baptism Certificate
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet