Pierre D.G. Gelpi

1922 - 1943  (21 years)

• Name	Pierre D.G. Gelpi
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	1922	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  Served in U.S. Navy	Y
  Obituary	Obit., Times-Picayune, 13 Sept. 1943, p2 c; included a photo.: Ensign Pierre Gelpi-Plan Crash Fatal to Orleans Ensign Ensign Pierre Gelpi, U. S. N. B., 21-year-old son of Mrs. Maurice J. Gelpi, 815 Cherokee Street, died Thursday of injuries received when his naval fighter plane crashed at Holtville, Cal., according to word received by his mother. Ensign Gelpi was commissioned last June at the Pensacola naval air station and received operational training at Melbourne, Fla., and carrier training at Chicago, Ill. He reported for duty at the San Diego naval base September 6. He was a graduate of the Fortier High School and attended Tulane University. He is survived also by a brother, Maurice J. Gelpi, Jr. and two sisters, Ruth and Andree Gelpi.
  WWII Veteran	Y
  Died	9 Sep 1943	Holtville, Imperial Co., California
  Headstones		Ens. Pierre Gelpi (d. 1943)
  Notes	He was a Navy pilot, and died in a plane crash. On Gelpi tombstone in Metairie Cemetery.
  Person ID	I4810	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Dr. Maurice Joseph Gelpi,   b. 15 Jul 1883, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 9 Aug 1939, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Ruth Marie Degrange,   b. 23 Oct 1892, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 14 Aug 1958, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  (Age 65 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1918	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
  Family ID	F3389	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 1922 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  Died - 9 Sep 1943 - Holtville, Imperial Co., California   = Link to Google Earth
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  "Pierre D.G. Gelpi". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I4810&tree=1sttree (accessed December 9, 2018).