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PINCHOT, Joseph "Joe" - Date of
birth
1 October 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Diamond, Parke County, Indiana -
Hometown
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35719210 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Trier, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Nicholas P. Pinchot (father)
Anna (Papinchock) Pinchot (mother)
Anna Pinchot (sister)
Nicholas Pinchot (brother)
Michael Pinchot (brother)
John Pinchot (brother)
Mary Pinchot (sister)
Victoria Pinchot (sister)
Helen Pinchot (sister)
Madonna R. (McLaughlin) Pinchot (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Joseph Pinchot graduated from Gerstmeyer Technical High School and was employed by the Quaker Maid Company before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana on 7 December 1942. He was sent overseas in July 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / VanHook Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - Mark W. Neice
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Vigo County Public Library - Terre Haute Star