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Robert Pasquale Penda
1925 - 1944 (19 years)-
Name Robert Pasquale Penda Birth 16 Jul 1925 Bristol, Hartford, CT 
Gender Male Census 1930 Bristol, Hartford, CT - On the 1930 census, Robert P. is listed at 4-9/12 yrs. old living with his parents.
1930 Census Bristol, CT for Anthony Penda & Maria Parente Education 1939 South Side School, Bristol, CT 
1939 School picture of Robert Penda in Bristol, CT
he is in the center with 'S' on shirtCensus 1940 Bristol, Hartford, CT - On the 1940 census, Robert is listed as a 'son' at 14 yrs. old
1940 census Bristol, CT Anthony Penda, wife Mary & sons Education 1943 Bristol High School, Bristol, CT Military 16 Jul 1943 Bristol, Hartford, CT - Got a copy of the registration card for WWII for Robert Pasquale Penda of Bristol, CT 18, born Jul 16,1925; contact Mrs. Mary Penda, (mother); 5'8" tall 140 lbs; registered in Bristol, CT 7/16/1943
WWII registration card for Robert Pasquale Penda from Bristol, CT pt1 
WWII registration card for Robert Pasquale Penda from Bristol, CT pt2 Military 15 Sep 1943 Boston, Suffolk, MA - Article in Bristol Press shows that Robert was a PFC & went missing in action Dec. 1944, last seen on a mission in Schafberg, Germany.(Battle of the Bulge)
Found a 'World War II and Korean Veterans Interred Overseas' record on Ancestry.com for Robert P. Penda from CT, Private First Class, 15th Infantry Battalion 5th Armoured Division; died Dec. 11, 1944 in The Netherlands; awarded Purple Heart medal.
In the book 'Bristol Connecticut in World War II', page 39, I found an entry in the Roll of Honor - Gold Stars section for Robert Pasquale Penda #31382276; says he was born Jul 16, 1925 in Bristol, a member of the well-known 'Ghost Division' in Paris, he was killed at Hurtgen Forest near Strass, Germany.
In the book 'Veterans Memorial Boulevard Bristol - A Tribute to Veterans', there is a picture of Robert & a writeup saying he graduated from South Side School in 1939 & Bristol High School in 1943; entered the Army Sept 15, 1943 & became a Pfc in Co. G., 15th Armored Infantry 5th Armored Div.; killed in action Dec 11, 1944 at Hurtgen Forest near Strass Germany; last seen carrying a tripod of a machine gun into a wooded area; he was 21 yrs. old.
1944 Robert Penda article 'Missing in Action' 
Roll of Honor Gold Stars for Robert Pasquale Penda from Bristol Connecticut in World War II book 
Article about Robert Pasquale Penda from book 'Bristol Connecticut in World War II', page 39 
1943 Sep 15 WWII Army enlistment for Robert P. Penda in Boston, MA Burial 1944 Netherlands American, Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands - Received a picture of Robert's gravesite from MaryAnn Parente Giola, his cousin, with a link to the website for American Battle Monuments Commission (www.abmc.gov) showing a picture of the cemetery & the location of Robert's gravesite as Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands; Plot C Row 12 Grave 26; shows awards 'Purple Heart'.
Interred Overseas Robert Penda died Dec. 11, 1944 in PDF 
Headstone of Robert P. Penda 
American Battle Monument Commission WWII Honor Roll Robert P. Penda 
Oct 2016 article for Robert Pasquale Penda WWII hero from the Bristol Press, Bristol, CT Death 11 Dec 1944 The Netherlands 
WWII Roster of dead for Robert P. Penda in Margraten, Holland Person ID I0147 Levesque_Lozier_Mascola_Messina Last Modified 15 Aug 2020
Father Anthony Luisi Penda, b. 7 Jul 1891, Montesano, Campania, Salerno, Italy d. 27 Oct 1946, St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford, CT (Age 55 years) Mother Maria Benedicta Parente, b. 19 Nov 1898, New Haven, New Haven, CT d. 7 Oct 1983, Farmington Convalescent Home, Farmington, CT (Age 84 years) Marriage 28 Jun 1920 St. Joseph's Church, Bristol, Hartford, CT Family ID F052 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- On the 1930 census, Robert P. is listed at 4-9/12 yrs. old living with his parents.
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Photos Picture of Robert Penda MIA in 1944