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Private
Andrew Albert Capets,   USA
Trafford, Pennsylvania
Enlisted - 1918
Deceased - 1976
Training
  • Army Basic Training, Ft Lee VA, 1918
Military Service
World War I (1917-1918)
  • World War I American Expeditionary Force
    • Somme Defensive (German Spring Offensive), France
    • Battle of Saint-Mihiel (St. Mihiel, Saint-Mihiel salient), France
    • Meuse-Argonne Offensive (Battle of the Argonne Forest), France
    • Second Phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France

Rank


Units


80 INF DIV

313 MG BN

Awards


Story of Service
PVT Andrew Albert Capets
Submitted by Andrew J. Capets (grandson)

How do you write a 'Story of Service' about a young Doughboy and make it stand out among the millions of men and women who served in the Great War? Do you tell the story about this Private being so cold during a night in France that he had to sleep on top of a manure pile just to keep warm? Do you talk about his pride after returning home from the war, and that he routinely attended Battalion reunions in Erie, PA to commemorate his service with friends?

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Tributes

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Ron Boller
Joseph J. Capets
Jean Capets
Frank Feedel
Rue Edelman
Robert Kozubal
Victor V. Capets
Veronica Norman
Andrew J. Capets