KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

CPL Charles Frank Pendleton

Medal Of Honor
15th Infantry Regiment
D CO 1 BN
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: July 17, 1953
Service Number: RA25916461
Born: September 26, 1931
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Camden, Tennessee
Location Or Battle Zone: North Korea
Town Or Area: Choo Gung-Dong
Burial Location
Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tx

Comments: Corporal Pendleton was a machine gunner with Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. On July 17, 1953, he was defending his position against a determined counter attack by the enemy near Choo Gung-Dong, North Korea. After killing 15 enemy soldiers and disorganizing the remainder, he took an exposed position in order to deliver more accurate fire. Although wounded and his machine gun destroyed, he took a carbine and continued to defend his position until mortally wounded by a mortar burst. He grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and attended high school there.

Husband of Mrs. Mary M. Pendleton of Fort Worth, Texas.

Korean War Project Key No: 23166

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LAUREL LAND MEMORIAL PARK, FORT WORTH, TX

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