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 |
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| Person ID | I4810 | lansdalepitard |
| Last Modified | 21 Dec 2018 | |
| Father |  Dr. Maurice Joseph Gelpib. 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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| Headstones | Ens. Pierre Gelpi (d. 1943) |
| Reference | "Pierre D.G. Gelpi". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I4810&tree=1sttree (accessed March 31, 2020). |
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1892 - 1958 (65 years)
