TECHNICAL SERGEANT FRANK D. PEREGORY MEMORIAL MARKER
HE WAS A MEMBER OF 116TH INF. REGT. 29TH INF. DIVISION. ON D-DAY HE SINGLE-HANDEDLY CHARGED AN ENEMY STRONGHOLD KILLING 8 SOLDIERS, CAPTURING 35. FOR THIS ACTION HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR. SIX DAYS LATER HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION. HE WAS THE SOLE VIRGINIAN IN THE 29TH DIVISION TO BE AWARDED THE MEDAL, WHICH WAS GIVEN TO ONLY 14 OF THE 300,000 VIRGINIANS WHO SERVED IN THE WAR.
Listing Details
- Public
- WORLD WAR II
- Medal of Honor Wayside Memorial
- 1994
- EMMET STREET AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE
- 22903
- J.J. PRATS
- COURTESY OF HMdb.org
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