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Personal info

Full name
PINNEKE, Edward Golen
Date of birth
26 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Dane County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36810918
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 26

Immediate family

Members
Edward P. Pinneke (father)
Nellie M. (Muldoon) Pinneke (mother)
Violet Pinneke (sister)

More information

Pfc Pinneke graduated from East High School in 1942 and attended the University of Wisconsin.

He enlisted in March 1943 and was sent overseas in May 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, httpwww.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspaperarchive.com - The Wisconsin State Journal