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Personal info

Full name
ACQUISTO, Peter Anthony "Pietro"
Date of birth
29 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13174428
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 September 1944
Place of death
Near Best, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 5 32

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Acquisto (father)
Beatrice (Spatfora) Acquisto (mother)
Jennie Acquisto (sister)
Arti Acquisto (sister)
Dora Acquisto (sister)
Ann Acquisto (sister)
Lillian Acquisto (sister)
John L. Acquisto (brother)
Sam Acquisto (brother)

More information

Pfc Peter A. Acquisto volunteered for the Army of the United States in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 30 November 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Son, The Netherlands.

His parents were immigrants from Italy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: Nico Leers, https://honorstates.org - Stephanie Nies