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Those Who Died That Others Might Be Free

Charlie Pescod

 

Date and Place of Birth: Salinas, Ecuador, South America
Date and Place of Death: December 2, 1944 France
Baseball Experience: Minor League
Position: Pitcher
Rank: Private
Military Unit: US Army
Area Served: European Theater of Operations

 

Charles R "Charlie" Pescod was born in Salinas, Ecuador, one of twelve children. The husky, dark-skinned southpaw began his professional career with Colon and Cristobal in the Panama Canal Zone League in South America. Paul Richards, manager of the Atlanta Crackers, saw Pescod playing ball in South America and persuaded him to come to the United States in 1937.

 

Pescod hurled for the Clarksdale Red Sox in 1938. The following year he was at Rocky Mount. In 1941, he was with Hot Springs and led the Cotton States League with an ERA of 3.00. Pescod was signed by the Erwin Aces of the Appalachian League at the beginning of 1943, he was the most talked about player at spring training but entered military service before the season began.

 

In 1944, Private Pescod left his wife Elizabeth and their daughter, Charlotte Anne, at the family home in Dumas, Arkansas, to serve with the Army in Europe. He was killed in action in France on December 2, 1944.

 

Added November 24, 2006. Updated March 5, 2007.

 

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