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George Pitts

First Name: 
George
Middle Name: 
Elvin
Last Name: 
Pitts
Date of Birth: 
About 1922

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed on Peleliu Island in the central Pacific. Memorial service at Spencer Memorial Methodist Church on Jan 7, 1945. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-3-1945

Personal Details

Biographical Notes: 
O. L. White (grocery store)
Family Details: 

Mrs. Cora Pitts - 3103 N. Myers St, Charlotte, NC

C.E. Pitts - US Navy Little Creek, VA, Hubert Pitts - Charlotte, NC, Leona Pitts - Charlotte, NC

B. L. Pitts of Charlotte - uncle, Charles Reinhardt of Hickory - uncle, Mrs. Bessie Bolick of Brookford - aunt, Mrs. Fannie Huggins of Hickory - aunt, Mrs. Fannie Snipes of Cleveland, OH - aunt, Mrs. Lillie Reinhardt of Hickory - aunt, Mrs. Pitts or Mooresville - aunt, W. D. Reinhardt of Hickory - uncle, W. P. Pitts of Brookford - uncle

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Enlisted: 6-42
Military Rank: 
Sergeant
Military Unit: 
323rd Infantry 81st Division
KIA Date: 
10/28/1944
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Peleliu Island
Military Details: 
Peleliu Islands, central Pacific
Awards: 
Purple Heart
Source: 

newsprint and death index

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