About
World War I (1914-1918)
Charles Nicholaus Patcigo was born in Schenectady, New York, on August 9, 1895. He grew up in the city of Schenectady and was a member of the Fuller Athletic Association and played baseball for Schenectady. Charles worked in the transportation division of General Electric.
On July 5, 1917, Charles enlisted in the United States Army. He was a corporal serving with Company D, 16th Infantry Division. On July 18, 1918, he was seriously wounded in the back and hip during a battle near Soissons, France, and was eventually able to return to active duty. On April 21, 1919, Charles died of pneumonia twenty-four hours after arriving in New York City from France. He is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry