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Personal info

Full name
BARON, Pete
Date of birth
8 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Nutwood, Jersey County, Illinois
Hometown
Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36479433
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 November 1944
Place of death
Hérange, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 1 5

Immediate family

Members
Fred Baron (father)
Anna Baron (mother)
John Baron (brother)
Steven Baron (brother)
William Baron (brother)
Catherine Baron (sister)
Mary Baron (sister)
Walter Baron (brother)
Anna Baron (sister)
Robert Baron (brother)

More information

Pvt Pete Baron attended Alton High School for three years before he enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 30 March 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, Alton High School 1943