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PITCHEL, Stanley Theodore "Stan" - Date of
birth
13 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Mattapan, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1290124 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 19 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Maurice Pitchel (father)
Ida (Rosenberg) Pitchel (mother)
Bernice Pitchel (sister)
Frances (Boland) Pitchel (wife)
Alan Pitchel (son)
More information
Capt Stanley T. Pitchel graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School For Boys in 1936.He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, on 19 March 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/507/507_honor_off.html, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards,
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=164174452, Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970, WWII Draft Card, The Boston Globe - 26 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Lilian Souren / Bernice Foilb, www.ancestry.com - Roxbury Memorial High School For Boys 1936