Career
He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 16, and July 17, 1953. Pendleton joined the Army from Fort Worth, Texas in 1951. He is buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth.
His grave can be found in Section C, Lot 31, Space 11.
The Global Positioning System location of his grave is (lat/lon): 32.38753, -97.20918. After reorganizing, a second wave of hostile soldiers moved forward in an attempt to overrun the position and, later, when a hostile grenade landed nearby.