Pierre D.G. Gelpi

1922 - 1943  (21 years)

• Name	Pierre D.G. Gelpi
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	1922	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	He was an ensign in the Navy and a pilot. He died in a training accident in California.
  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.
  Died	9 Sep 1943	Holtville, Imperial Co., California
  	plane crash
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Ruth Gelpi
  2. Andrea Gelpi
  3. Maurice Joseph Gelpi, Jr.           b. 1920, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 1987
  Headstones		Ens. Pierre Gelpi (d. 1943)
  Notes	He was an ensign in the Navy and a pilot. He died in a plane crash, a training accident. On Gelpi tombstone in Metairie Cemetery.
  Person ID	I4810	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2018

  
  

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

  
  

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  		Born - 1922 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 9 Sep 1943 - Holtville, Imperial Co., California   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Pierre D.G. Gelpi". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I4810&tree=1sttree (accessed July 13, 2020).