World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Amel M. Peccola
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Collinsville, Illinois
Honored By
Peccola Family
SERVED MARCH 5, 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 22, 1945. TECHNICAL SERGEANT/ COMMUNICATIONS CHIEF WITH 78TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 758TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. ALSO SERVED IN THE EAST INDIES AND PAPUA. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, 5 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS AND 1 SERVICE STRIPE.