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Personal info

Full name
PINION, J W
Date of birth
6 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Josephine, Collin County, Texas
Hometown
Dallas County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38633754
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 3 28

Immediate family

Members
Joe Pinion (father)
Cora E. (Whitely) Pinion (mother)
Edwina Pinion (sister)
Annie R. Pinion (sister)
Anna L. Pinion (sister)
Ada J. Pinion (sister)
Francy J. Pinion (sister)
Mary D. Pinion (sister)
Barbara A. Pinion (sister)

More information

Pvt J. W. Pinion was a mechanic and repairman motor of vehicles

He enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 23 August 1944 and after training at Camp Roberts, California and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, 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 / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3 April 1945