Francis J. Pitonyak | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	0-661372
Unit	36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Pennsylvania
Date of Death	October 28 1943
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group

Air Medal

Distinguished Flying Cross

Purple Heart

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

Notes

His remains have been recovered and identified, but his name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.