Pedro Gaminde, Jr.
| NAME: Pedro Gaminde, Jr. | NICKNAME: Pete | SERVICE NUMBER: 425293 | |||||
| HOME OF RECORD: Caretta, WV | NEXT OF KIN: Parents, Pedro & Felisa Gaminde | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH: 11/16/1921 | SERVICE DATES: 7/21/1942 – 7/24/1946 | DATE OF DEATH: 4/6/1968 | |||||
| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | B/1/24 | 745 | PFC | ||||
| Saipan | A/1/24 | 745 | PFC | WIA | |||
| Tinian | In Hospital | — | — | ||||
| Iwo Jima | B/1/24 | 745 | Sergeant | WIA | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart with Gold Star | LAST KNOWN RANK: Private (discharge) Sergeant (inactive reserve) | ||||||
THIS IS MY FATHER. WE WERE ALL BLESSED TO HAVE HIM IN OUR LIVES. SADLY HE WAS KILLED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT APRIL 6,1968 (accident happened APRIL 2,1969. HE WAS SO PROUD THAT I HAD MADE PFC SQUAD LEADER AIT ARMY. I WAS PREPARING TO GO TO VIETNAM. GOT THERE JUNE 8,1968.
That’s all for now. I will do my best to answer questions about PETE and add to his biography.
GOD BLESS