Frank Pinto Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 20BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen, Czech in B-1742-97739 9-Dec-44; Hit by flak, partial crew bale-out, crash landed near Linz, Austria. Captured and executed en route to Kaplitz. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10139
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13082008 / O-755803
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fort Worth, TX | 30 July 1920 | Son of Frank Sr and Pauline Pinto. |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX | 28 October 1942 | Dallas, Texas |
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Died |
Linz, Austria | 9 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen, Czech in B-1742-97739 9-Dec-44; Hit by flak, partial crew bale-out, crash landed near Linz, Austria. Captured and executed en route to Kaplitz. KIA MACR 10139 |
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Buried |
Vicinity Linz, Austria | 9 December 1944 | Buried in shallow grave alongside road after execution. |
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Buried |
Nurnburg, Gernany | Interred Nurnburg cemetery | |
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Buried |
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, TX | Re-Interred Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX | |
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Based |
Amendola | 9 December 1944 | Assigned to 20BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. |