World War II Honoree

Jack A. Pinson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

San Francisco, California

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: SERGEANT. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY SEPTEMBER 25, 1942 AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AFTER PARATROOPER TRAINING, HE SERVED WITH B-COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 502ND PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. IN THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY, HE PARACHUTE INTO THE SAINT-MARTIN-DE-VARREVILLE AREA, ON THE FRENCH COTENTIN PENINSULA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, 01:40, D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944. THIS WAS THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD, IN WHICH HE WAS KILLED AND WAS BURIED IN THE ST. MERE EGLISE CEMETERY, CARENTAN, FRANCE. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT AUGUST 10, 1948 IN THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY, SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA.