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Personal info

Full name
PINA, Anthony
Date of birth
24 December 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
East Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Hometown
New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31194888
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Automatic Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
Near Schafberg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 4 56

Immediate family

Members
Anna M. Pina (wife)

More information

Pfc Anthony Pina enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 14 October 1942.

He was him severely wounded in action on 8 July 1944 and transferred to the 34th Evacuation Hospital. For this wound the was awarded the Purple Heart a first time. After recovery he rejoined his unit on 4 Ocotber 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. City Directories, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet