Antonio Pimentel Teixeira, son of Antonio Pimentel Teixeira, Sr., and Filomena da Gloria, Teixeira, was born at New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 26th, 1896. His parents went to Caveira, Flores, Azores, when he was only five weeks old, but he returned to the United States when he was eighteen years of age. He took up his residence at Lovelock, Pershing (then part of Humboldt) County, Nevada, and soon became well known to everyone in the community. Ranchers in the valley speak universally of his fine character and good habits.
Antonio entered the army from Lovelock on the 1st of November, 1917. His first assignment was to Machine-Gun Company, 158th Infantry of the 40th (Depot) Division. Later he was transferred to Company C, 47th Infantry, 4th Division with replacement troops.

The 4th Division first took part in offensive operations in the general Allied counter-offensive of July 18, 1918. The division was brigaded with the II and VII French Corps some distance to the northward of Belleau. During the battle (July 18-21) they captured Neuilly-St. Front, and drove the enemy back into the Marne salient. On August 3d, the 4th entered the battle south of the Vesle as a division relieving the 42d division; on the 6th they crossed the Vesle River and the offensive ceased. They were relieved on the 12th by the 77th Division. The following month the 4th was in line on the extreme left when the American Army wiped out the St. Mihiel Sector, September 12, 1918. The division was relieved by the 15th French Colonial Division on September 14th.

When the Meuse-Argonne Offensive broke on the 26th, of September, the 4th Division was again in the line with the 3d Corps. They attained a deep advance and by the 29th were in a position northeast of Nantilois. It was in this initial advance that Private Teixiera received his death-wound. He was hit in action on the 28th of September, 1918, during the victorious American offensive.

Besides his parents, the young soldier left two brothers and five sisters surviving him, all of whom reside at Caveira, Flores, Azores. His father died September 10th, 1919. From the far-away Azores the widowed mother has written: “I have no word to express my great sorrow. However, as it cannot be helped, and as he died in a great cause serving his Country and went to an honorable grave, may the Almighty rest his soul.” Antonio was a member of Buena Vista Lodge No. 21, I. O. O. F. of Lovelock, Nevada. His name is held in reverence by his brother lodge members and those who knew him, and the people of Nevada at large pay homage to the memory of a heroic son.