WWII · Battle Death Record
Frank D. Peregory
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army · Virginia
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Frank D. Peregory
- Entered the Service From
- Virginia
- Rank
- Technical Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- June 14, 1944
- Awards
- Medal of Honor, Purple Heart
- Burial / Memorial
- Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Their story
Single-handedly assaulted an entrenched enemy position near Grandcamp on 8 June 1944, killing or capturing dozens. He was killed in action six days later and awarded the Medal of Honor.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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