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PINKERMAN, John Ira - Date of
birth
25 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Cabell County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35778645 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 January 1945 - Place of
death
Reipertswiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 44 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ira F. Pinkerman (father)
Bertie M. (Shepherd) Pinkerman (mother)
Mabel Pinkerman (sister)
Raphel C. Pinkerman (brother)
Ruth M. Pinkerman (sister)
Josie A. Pinkerman (sister)
Clara E. Pinkerman (sister)
Betty L. Pinkerman (sister)
Geneva F. (Alley) Pinkerman (wife)
More information
Pfc John I. Pinkerman attended high school for one year and was a driver before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 28 December 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Myers Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / J Collins Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Jared Collins / World War II Young American Patriots, Brian Wolf