Private First Class Edward Galen Pinneke | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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Edward Galen Pinneke

Graduating Class of 1946
Served in World War II

Private First Class
Edward Galen Pinneke

Army Air Corps
101st Airborne Division
327th Infantry Regiment

Hometown

Madison, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Belgium

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Plombières, Belgium

More About Private First Class Pinneke

Private First Class Pinneke was sent overseas in May, 1944. He was a member of the airborne division and saw two-and-a-half month's action in Holland. After being hospitalized, he returned to service to participate in the siege of Bastogne on December 17, 1944.