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Personal info

Full name
BARTO, John
Date of birth
28 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Slovan, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Slovan, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33301866
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Treseburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 8 13

Immediate family

Members
Paul Barto (father)
Lukaria (Federoff) Barto (mother)
Steve Barto (brother)
Fred Barto (brother)
Anna Barto (sister)
Scerge Barto (brother)
Duffy Barto (brother)
Millie Barto (sister)
Reta Barto (sister)
Vera Barto (sister)
Pauline Barto (sister)

More information

Pvt John Barto enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 31 August 1942. He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compansation Application File

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Gloria Howell (niece)