Yefim Pesin was born in Cherikov, Belorussia (USSR), 1915 to Moisey and Sarra nee Sterlina. Prior to WWII he lived in Smolensk, Russia (USSR). During the war he was in Smolensk, Russia (USSR). Yefim was killed in military service in WWII. Place of death: Sochi, Russia (USSR), 18/11/1942.
Among the Jewish soldiers killed in WWII, especially in the Red Army, tens of thousands were singled out and murdered as Jews while in captivity as prisoners of war.