 Salinas Man Loses Life at Mount Shasta
Delos W. Peckenpaugh, 34, former
resident here and son of Mrs. Birdie E. Fenn of Salinas, drowned yesterday
when the truck in which he was riding overturned into the Sacramento
river at Mount Shasta. Mr. Peckenpaugh had been engaged in mining operations
at Dunsmuir for about a year following his discharge from the army and
employment for several months in the USES office here. He was in the
101st Airborne division and served as a sergeant overseas for three
years.
He was a native of St. Anthony, Ida., and was graduated from
the University of California in 1938. He was a member of the VFW post
at Dunsmuir.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his father,
Delos Peckenpaugh of Logan, Iowa; his grandfather, William E. Witting-ton
of Long Beach; and several aunts and uncles.
The body will be brought
to Struve and Laporte funeral home, where funeral arrangements are pending.
[Note: not listed but also survived by his son, William
Donald Peckenpaugh of Piedmont, CA]
[The Californian, Salinas, CA, 26 Apr 1947, Sat, Page 2] |
Delos W. Peckenpaugh registered for
the draft in Yonkers, NY on 16 Octobne 1940 and was inducted into the Army at Monterey,
CA on 14 May 1942.
Pvt Peckenpaugh was transferred from the Parachute
School at Ft. Benning, GA to Hq Hq, 508th on 27 October 1942
He was transferred from Hq 2nd,
to Co D on 3 May 1943 and then on 14 May was transferred to the
Replacement Depot, Shenango, PA.
Based on remarks in his obituary,
Delos then was transferred to the 101st Airborne Division. His
grandson reports that Delos' photo shows him wearing both the French
and Belgian Fourragére indicating he served in at least two ETO
campaigns...
Delos died in Dunsmuir (Siskiyou), CA on 25 April 1947.
Although his obituary indicated he would be buried in the IOOF
Cemetery, Salinas (Monterey county), CA, his body was instead
cremated and the ashes were scattered off the coast near Monterey.
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 Services Will Be
Held Wednesday
For Peckenpaugh
Services for Delos W. Peckenpaugh, 34, will be held from Struve and Laporte funeral parlors Wednesday at 2
o'clock, followed by interment in the IOOF cemetery.
Mr. Peckenpaugh, former resident of this city and son of Mrs. Birdie E. Fenn, drowned Friday when the truck in which he was riding overturned into the Sacramento river at Mt. Shasta.
[The Californian, Salinas, CA, 28 Apr 1947, Mont, Page 7] |
