World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonard Joseph Pentek
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio
Honored By
Geauga Junior Genealogists 4-H Club
INDUCTED ON AUGUST 12, 1943 AND BEGAN ACTIVE DUTY ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1943. SERVED AS A CORPORAL AND SUPPLY CLERK WITH THE 12TH AIR DEPOT SUPPLY SQUADRON, 12TH AIR DEPOT GROUP IN NEW GUINEA AND LUZON. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT, AND WWII VICTORY MEDALS. DISCHARGED ON FEBRUARY 5, 1946.