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PIRAINO, Anthony T - Date of
birth
15 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Lost Springs, Converse County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wyoming
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36433970 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
95th Squadron,
440th Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
2 miles north of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Gaetano Piraino Sr. (father)
Rose M. (Falk) Piraino (mother)
Guy Piraino Jr. (Brother)
Vince Piraino (brother)
Josephine P. Piraino (sister)
Geraldine M. Piraino (sister)
Joe Piraino (brother)
Rose Piraino (sister)
Mary A. Piraino (sister)
Minnie Piraino (sister)
Frank Piraino (brother)
Irene A. (Klimek) Piraino (wife)
Dennis A. Piraino (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-100904 -
Data
Type: C-47A-75-DL
Destination: Bastogne, Belgium
Mission: DZ-D Glider Tow
MACR: 11318
More information
S/Sgt Anthony T. Piraino attended LaSalle-Peru High School and college.He enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 29 October 1942.
1st Lt Harvey L. Rideout:
I the undersigned while flying in formation in an element of eight airplanes and gliders at about 2500 feet, saw the airplane which was being flown by Captain Ilton C. Smith, burst into flame and suddenly nose downward. The glider which he was towing immediately cut loose. I did not see the airplane crash, but believe it did, as it was close to the ground when I last saw it.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
His brother, Sgt Joseph Piraino, was killed 26 March 1945 and is buried next to him.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rathbun Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, LaSalle-Peru High School - 1937, 1938