Pete Panto
Pete Panto | |
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| Born | Pietro Panto September 13, 1910 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | July 14, 1939 (aged 28) United States |
| Occupation(s) | Longshoreman, union activist |
Pietro "Pete" Panto (September 13, 1910 – July 14, 1939) was an Italian American longshoreman and union activist who was murdered by the mob for attempting to revolt against union leadership. Panto was born in Brooklyn and at an unknown date he left the United States, returning on June 3, 1924, on the SS President Wilson that sailed out of Naples. He left the United States again, returning on March 22, 1934, on the SS Sinaia that sailed out of Palermo. Both ship registries list 198 Sackett Street in Brooklyn as his address.