World War II Honoree

Richard Campbell Peiffer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hagerstown, Maryland

Honored By

Marie Peiffer & Richard E. Peiffer

Relationship

Wife & Son

INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON MARCH 20, 1941. ON MARCH 27, 1941 WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 74TH COAST ARTILLERY (ANTI-AIRCRAFT) 2ND BATTALION BATTERY E. APRIL 1944 BATTERY E WAS REORGANIZED INTO THE 896TH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION BATTERY A. PROGRESSION OF CONTINENTAL MOVEMENT FOLLOWS: FORT MONROE, CAMP PENDLETON, VIRGINIA BEACH, LYNCHBURG, ROANOKE, RICHMOND, PORTSMOUTH, NORFOLK, ASIATIC-PACIFIC HILL MILITARY RESERVATION, BOWLING GREEN, FREDERICKSBURG, ALL IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA; FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, CAMP MYLES STANDISH AND TAUNTON IN MASSACHUSETTS. PORT OF EMBARKATION STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK APRIL 29, 1943. ARRIVED MAY 11, 1943 AT MERS-EL-KABIR, AFRICA. FOREIGN MOVEMENT WAS: ARZEW, ORAN, ALGIERS, EL BIAR AND BIZERTE OF NORTH AFRICA; CAGLIARI, QUARTU, PERRI, MONSERRATO, ELMAS AND DECIMO OF SARDINIA. PORTOVECCHIO, BONIFACIO, AJACCIO, BASTIA, ILE ROUSSE AND CALVI OF CORSICA. WENT TO MARSEILLES, FRANCE FOR RETURN TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; ARRIVED ON OCTOBER 12, 1945. SEPARATED AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND ON OCTOBER 17, 1945. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY 405 CLERK TYPIST FOR THE UNIT. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ROME-ARNO AND RHINELAND.