World War II Honoree

Irving R. Pesante

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bakersfield, California

Honored By

Martin Pesante

Relationship

Son

CAPTURED DURING THE COLMAR POCKET. CAPTURED ON JANUARY 23, 1945 AT 17:00 HOURS. CROSS THE RHINE RIVER ON JANUARY 24TH. ARRIVED AT THE FIRST STOP ON JANUARY 24TH. LEFT FIRST STOP ON JANUARY 25TH TO FRIBURG BY RAIL. WALKED 14 KILOMETERS FROM FRIBUR TO WALDKIRK. LEFT WALDKIRT FEBRUARY 3RD BY RAIL TO VILLIGAN. LEFFT VILLIYAN ON MARTH 7TH BY RAIL TO STUTGART. FROM STUTGART WALKED 10 KILOMETER THEN RODE RAIL TO LUDWIYSBURG. LEFT LUDWIGSBURG ON APRIL 2ND AT 21:30---6 MEN TO PARCEL 1/4 LOAF OF BREAD SMALL PIECE OF SAUSAGE FOR 2 DAYS. SHORNDORFT - GUMUND - HALEN APRIL 7TH---27 MEN TO PARCEL. DILLINGEN - APRIL 13TH - 19TH. 1 FRENCH PARCEL RECEIVED ON THE 18TH. LEFT DILLINGEN ON APRIL 20TH ARRIVED WELDEN ON APRIL 21ST. AUYSBURG ON APRIL 22ND 1 ENGLISH PARCEL AND 1 BELGIAN PARCEL. LEFT AUYSBURG ON APRIL 24TH. LIBERATED ON APRIL 27TH AT ETTRINGEN. APRIL 29TH, SNOW - MOVIE. MAY 3 - SHOWER. MAY 4, 5, - TRUCKED TO MILLIGAN FOR PLANES BUT RETURNED. MAY 8 - TRUCKED TO KRAFBRUEN. TOOK OFF AT 11:05 LANDED AT RHIEMS AT 13:10. LEFT RHIEMS ON MAY 11ST - TOOK OFF AT 11:20 ARRIVED A LEHARVE AT 12:35. AT CAMP LUCKY STRIKE FROM MAY 11TH --24TH. LEFT CAMP LUCKY STIKE TO 15TH REPLACEMENT DEPOT ON THE 24TH. BOARDED BOAT JUNE 1ST 'S.S. MARINE DRAGON.' LEFT LEHARVE JUNE 2ND TO SOUTH HAMPTON, ENGLAND. LEFT S. HAMPTON HARBOR. JUNE 3RD FOR STATE.