Application for grave
marker for Pvt Pat Damico in the Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles (Los
Angeles county), California, Pat
enlisted in the Army on 11 January 1940 at Ft MacArthur, San Pedro, CA.
On 2 May 1944 Pvt Damico was transferred from a replacement depot in
England to the Medical Detachment, 508th.
He was killed in action on 12 June 1944 and was interred
in the Blosville Cemetery, Plot A, Row 9, Grave 171 in Normandy, France. When
the permanent cemetery in Normandy was completed, the Damico family
elected to have Pvt Damico's remains returned and he was laid to final rest in
this cemetery. An application for a flat granite marker was
submitted on 15 January 1951. Pvt
Damico's military awards include the Purple Heart and the Combat
Infantryman Badge. |