DOB/DOD: July 24, 1920 (Chingford, Essex, England) – July 28, 1944; 24 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Sunwich Road, Rowayton
ENLISTMENT: July 13, 1942
SERVICE NUMBER: O-016062
UNIT: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
FAMILY: Born to John Van Wie Bergamini Sr. (1888-1973) and Clara Hawke Bergamini (1893-1989). Two brothers, Alexander H. (1926-1932) and David H. (1928-1983). Two sisters, Dorothy J. Bergamini Foote (1921-1993) and Elizabeth Bergamini Lucas (1934-).
CIRCUMSTANCES: John “Jack” Von Wie Bergamini Jr. was killed by a Japanese sniper on Guam on July 28, 1944. He joined the Marines shortly after graduating from Columbia to rescue his family, American missionaries, who were being held in a Japanese internment camp in the Philippines. His family was liberated from the prison on or about February 7, 1945, a little more than 6 months after Lt Bergamini’s death.
The Kent School (Kent, Connecticut) Class of ‘39
From the Dunkirk Evening Observer (Dunkirk NY) February 7, 1945
Lt Bergamini is buried in Athens Rural Cemetery, 16 North Church Street, Athens, New York; Lot 294. Records indicate his ashes were buried here on or about July 23, 1975.
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