World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frederick H. Peckham, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
The Peckham Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 272ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 69TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A FIELD LINEMAN IN RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE ALEUTIANS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.