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Donald Eugene “Don” Pendleton Veteran
1927 – 1995 Burial Details Unknown
Photo added by Southwest Arkie
- Birth
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Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
- Death
- 23 Oct 1995 (aged 67)
Sedona, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
- Burial
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Burial Details Unknown
- Memorial ID
- 46087490 View Source
Donald Eugene Pendleton was an author. He wrote dozens of books.
He specialized in pulp fiction, action stories, science fiction and mysteries
His most popular books were part of the famed 'Executioner series.' These editions were based on the
character Mack Bolan, who fought the Mafia. Pendleton is credited with creating the action-adventure
book genre of the 1970s.
On the first anniversary of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, a 15 year old Pendleton enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
He served as a radioman first class till 1947.
He served in all the war theaters. In 1945, Pendleton received several medals, including the Naval Commendation Medal, Iwo Jima.
He married Marjorie Williamson on 2/4/1946. They divorced and he married Linda Abrams on 10/5/1985.
He had four sons (Rodney, Derek, Stephen, Gregory) and two daughters (Jennifer, Melinda).
This biography is humbly presented by Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas :
Don Pendleton served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, in all theaters of the war. He enlisted fraudulently at the age of 14 in 1941 and his enlistment ended in November 1947. He returned to active duty in 1952, during the Korean War, and served until 1954. He worked as a telegrapher for the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1957, and then as an air traffic control specialist for the Federal Aviation Administration. In the 1960s, he worked on the Titan missile program for Martin Marietta. He later served as an engineering administrator at NASA during the Apollo missions. Pendleton also worked on the C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft program.
At 40, he started a creative writing correspondence course, but never completed it, instead turning in his first manuscript and selling it to a publisher. He is credited with creating the genre of action-adventure novels. best known for his creation of the fictional character Mack Bolan, which has sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide since the character's 1969 debut. Since 1980 the Bolan adventure-espionage books were written by other authors under the Pendleton name, and initially under Pendleton's editorial guidance. He died in the fall of 1995, at the age of 67.
Donald Eugene Pendleton was an author. He wrote dozens of books.
He specialized in pulp fiction, action stories, science fiction and mysteries
His most popular books were part of the famed 'Executioner series.' These editions were based on the
character Mack Bolan, who fought the Mafia. Pendleton is credited with creating the action-adventure
book genre of the 1970s.
On the first anniversary of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, a 15 year old Pendleton enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
He served as a radioman first class till 1947.
He served in all the war theaters. In 1945, Pendleton received several medals, including the Naval Commendation Medal, Iwo Jima.
He married Marjorie Williamson on 2/4/1946. They divorced and he married Linda Abrams on 10/5/1985.
He had four sons (Rodney, Derek, Stephen, Gregory) and two daughters (Jennifer, Melinda).
This biography is humbly presented by Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas :
Don Pendleton served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, in all theaters of the war. He enlisted fraudulently at the age of 14 in 1941 and his enlistment ended in November 1947. He returned to active duty in 1952, during the Korean War, and served until 1954. He worked as a telegrapher for the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1957, and then as an air traffic control specialist for the Federal Aviation Administration. In the 1960s, he worked on the Titan missile program for Martin Marietta. He later served as an engineering administrator at NASA during the Apollo missions. Pendleton also worked on the C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft program.
At 40, he started a creative writing correspondence course, but never completed it, instead turning in his first manuscript and selling it to a publisher. He is credited with creating the genre of action-adventure novels. best known for his creation of the fictional character Mack Bolan, which has sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide since the character's 1969 debut. Since 1980 the Bolan adventure-espionage books were written by other authors under the Pendleton name, and initially under Pendleton's editorial guidance. He died in the fall of 1995, at the age of 67.
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