Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Lawrence Pesko
In memory of:
Trooper John Lawrence Pesko
May 27, 1944
Military Service
B/258
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Army
8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars, R.C.A.C.
5th Armd. Regt.
Additional Information
Son of John and Anna Pesko, of Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.
Commemorated on Page 416 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy
V. J. 4.
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of JOHN LAWRENCE PESKO – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – John Lawrence Pesko - The Lake Shore Register 16 June 1944 -
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Entrance – Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cemetery – Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Cross of Sacrifice – Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 -
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Grave Marker – Cassino War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Essay (Page 1) – In 2015, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
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Essay (Page 2) – In 2015, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
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Essay (Page 3) – In 2015, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars. -
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Essay (Page 4) – In 2015, the grade 11 Modern History students at Belleisle Regional High School continued to write biographies for soldiers from the local area who died during the First and Second World Wars.
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