World War II Honoree

James Patton Pendleton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Gate City, Virginia

Honored By

Kathy P. Williams

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED FROM MAY 17, 1944 TO MAY 15, 1946. TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS. SERVED IN THE 42ND RAINBOW DIVISION IN OKLAHOMA. THEN WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 97TH INFANTRY AND WENT TO CAMP COOK, CALIFORNIA. TOOK TRAINING TO GO TO JAPAN; SENT TO GERMANY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WHEN WAR WAS OVER, WENT BACK TO CALIFORNIA AND THEN TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND FOR DISCHARGE. RECEIVED EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BATTLE STAR, AND OCCUPATION MEDAL FOR GERMANY AND JAPAN.