World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Milton R. Pesti
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
MEMBER OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION; LANDED IN FRANCE BY BOAT AS THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF PLANES. WADED ASHORE AT OMAHA BEACH WITH DIFFICULTY. BESIEGED AT BASTOGNE, BELGIUM DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. SUPPLIED AMMUNITION TO THE MEN ON THE LINE BY DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO REGIMENTAL SUPPLY IN A JEEP.