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 a private foot soldier in the US 77th Division during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, his unit ended up with several others behind German lines, in what was later known as "the Lost Battalion". This was the bloodiest battle of the war involving US troops. Peck acted gallantly in the surrounding unit, saving two wounded men under machine gun fire.

Biography

Peck was born in Tyrone, New York on November 22, 1894 and died September 15, 1978. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery Sinclairville, New York.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company A, 307th Infantry, 77th Division. Place and date: In the Argonne Forest, France, 6 October 1918. Entered service at: Hornell, N.Y. Birth: Tyrone, N.Y. G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919

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