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PANICO, Frank Saverio - Date of
birth
1 January 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
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
-
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 were in an apartment at 18 Kiliaanstraat, Antwerp, Belgium when it hit by a V-bomb. Considerable confusion as regards identification of the bodies resulted by the fact that hundreds of casualties from the Rex Cinema and other bombed areas were brought into all available hospitals all during that week.Frank Panico was buried at Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp but his idendity was confused with that of Mr. Goetchius who was initially interred at the Temporary American Miltary Cemetery of Fosse, resulting that their names on the graves were 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
Photo source: Peter Schouteten