PVT Stephen Rigo was born in 1918 in Cuyhoga County, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of the 7 children of Michael and Bertha (Korba) Rigo. His father worked as a repairman and in a steel mill. In 1940 they were living at 4520 Jewett Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. While Stephen was noted as a "new worker" on the 1940 census, he was working as an electrician by 1942.
Stephen was drafted in September 1942 but apparently didn't arrive in the European theater before May or June 1944. PVT Rigo was transferred from the replacement depot to I Company 116th Infantry on 20 Jul 1944. He was killed in action on 2 Aug 1944 as the unit moved towards Vire, France.
PVT Rigo is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.
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