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PINTO, George J - Date of
birth
23 March 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Piermont, Rockland County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32314394 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1st Engineer Combat Battalion,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bütgenbach, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Jim Pinto (father)
Lucy Pinto (mother)
Charles J. Pinto (brother)
Jennie Pinto (sister)
Clarence Pinto (brother)
Marjorie J. (Kerrick) Pinto (wife)
More information
Sgt George J. Pinto attended Tappan Zee High School. He was a fireman in the Pearl River Hook and Ladder Co.He enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York on 13 April 1942.
He participated in the North African campaign and the invasion of Sicily. He was with the first wave to strike shore on the Normandy beachhead in the invasion of France.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - The Journal News Nyack N.Y., WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com