Pinter Lester Ralph

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Lester Ralph Pinter is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Rock Force Memorial

Name:

Lester Ralph Pinter

Rank:

Technician 5th Grade

Serial Number:

36376168

Unit:

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1945-02-26

State:

Indiana

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

Lester Ralph Pinter was born on January 6, 1921 in Bureau County, Illinois. He was the son of Gustav Herman Pinter and Katherine Leyes Pinter. Lester served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Technician 5th Grade during World War II. He died on February 26, 1945 at the age of 24, during the battle for the recapture of Corregidor, Philippines against the defending Japanese garrison on the island and is now buried in the Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.