Archie A. Peck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Archie A. Peck

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1894

Place of Birth: New York, United States

Date of Death: 15-Sep-1978

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Archie A. Peck

  • Archie A.
  • Peck (November 22, 1894 – September 15, 1978) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I.
  • While serving as an infantryman in the U.S.
  • 77th Division during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, his unit found itself surrounded in the German lines.
  • The unit would subsequently gain the moniker "The Lost Battalion" as a result of this incident.
  • This was the bloodiest battle of the war involving U.S.
  • troops.
  • Private Peck acted gallantly while surrounded, saving two wounded men under machine gun fire.

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