Photo: Frank D. Peregory grave marker-Killed in Action

Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: June 28, 2008
Caption: Frank D. Peregory grave marker-Killed in Action
Additional Description: He is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Section G, Row 21, Grave 7. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: *PEREGORY, FRANK D. • Rank and organization: Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company K 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division • Place and date: Grandcampe France, 8 June 1944 • Entered service at: Charlottesville, Va. • G.O. No.: 43, 30 May 1945 Citation: On 8 June 1944, the 3d Battalion of the 116th Infantry was advancing on the strongly held German defenses at Grandcampe, France, when the leading elements were suddenly halted by decimating machinegun fire from a firmly entrenched enemy force on the high ground overlooking the town. After numerous attempts to neutralize the enemy position by supporting artillery and tank fire had proved ineffective, T/Sgt. Peregory, on his own initiative, advanced up the hill under withering fire, and worked his way to the crest where he discovered an entrenchment leading to the main enemy fortifications 200 yards away. Without hesitating, he leaped into the trench and moved toward the emplacement. Encountering a squad of enemy riflemen, he fearlessly attacked them with handgrenades and bayonet, killed 8 and forced 3 to surrender. Continuing along the trench, he single-handedly forced the surrender of 32 more riflemen, captured the machine gunners, and opened the way for the leading elements of the battalion to advance and secure its objective. The extraordinary gallantry and aggressiveness displayed by T/Sgt. Peregory are exemplary of the highest tradition of the armed forces.
Submitted: January 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p343404
File Size: 2.957 Megabytes

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