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PINTO, John G - Date of
birth
15 February 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20248459 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
771st Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
22 January 1945 - Place of
death
Gereonsweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alfred P. Pinto (father)
Rae Pinto (mother)
Helen Pinto (sister)
More information
T/5 John G. Pinto joined the New York National Guard in 1935 and was honorably discharged in 1938. He reentered the service in New York City, New York on 3 February 1941.In a house a stock of bangalores and dynamite is stored and prepared for use. In the afternoon of 22 January this stock explodes, destroying the house completely, wounding several men and killing Cpl Frank A. Bergonzi, Cpl John J. Cuneo, T/5 John G. Pinto, T/5 Antonio Muscente, Pfc Frank M. Reese and Pfc Rosario J. Maniscalco. All these men are buried at Margraten.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful Dutchman, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, New York, New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954; 1930 United States Federal Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet