World War II Honoree

William Pemming, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Honored By

Mr. Robert Penning

Relationship

Brother

363rd Infantry, 91st Division. The 363rd Combat Team entered combat on July 4, 1944 in Italy and was attached to the 34th Division as part of a Task Force. He was a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) Point Man through several battles. He died when the truck he was riding hit a bomb crater, resulting in being bounced down a 2,000-foot embankment of a mountain.