Date of birth:

December 20th, 1921 (Aldenville-Chicopee/Hampden County, Massachusetts, the United States of America)

Date of death:

September 20th, 1944 (Lent, Gelderland province, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: K. Row: 1. Grave: 9.

Service number:

11105947

Nationality:

American

Johns name, actually Rigopoulos, was misspelled by the US Army when he entered military service into Rigapoulos. This mishap resulted in that his family remained unaware of his wartime and his death in combat in Lent (September 1944) until early 2000.
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• Photo 1: Findagrave.com by Catherine
• Photo 2: Findagrave.com by Des Philippet
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