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Peregoy was born on [[April 10]], [[ | Peregoy was born on [[April 10]], [[1916]] to Susie E. ''Allen'' and James E. Peregoy in Nelson County and raised in Albemarle County. He enlisted in the [[Monticello Guard]] in [[1931]] and entered active Army service in February [[1941]] as part of the 116th Infantry. While serving in World War II, he listed his residence as 101 South Street in Charlottesville. | ||
Peregoy was a technical sergeant who was killed in | Peregoy was a technical sergeant who was killed serving in World War II. Six days before he had killed eight Axis soldiers and forced the surrender of several dozen more. | ||
In April of 2016, the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]] declared [[April 10]], [[2016]] as "Tech. Sgt. Frank Peregoy Day," and support a citizen campaign to correct the misinformation. | |||
:The resolution cites the spelling of his last name as "Peregoy" and noted that Peregoy’s name is misspelled as “P-e-r-e-g-o-r-y” on numerous historical markers, buildings, and, sadly, on his gravestone in the U.S. cemetery in St.-Laurent-Sur-Mer, France;<ref>{{cite web|title=PROCLAMATION: Frank D. Peregoy day|url=https://albemarle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=4367896&GUID=BF211996-9F2C-497B-B942-EB62D6B96E90|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 6, 2016}}</ref>His birth year is also typically given erroneously as [[1915]], possibly because he originally lied about his age at enlistment. According to his birth certificate, his last name was spelled "Peregoy" and his birth year as [[1916]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Frank Dabney Peregoy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his service during World War II. He was honored locally with the U.S. Army Reserve Center was named for him when it opened in 1960. [1] [2]
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Biography
Peregoy was born on April 10, 1916 to Susie E. Allen and James E. Peregoy in Nelson County and raised in Albemarle County. He enlisted in the Monticello Guard in 1931 and entered active Army service in February 1941 as part of the 116th Infantry. While serving in World War II, he listed his residence as 101 South Street in Charlottesville.
Peregoy was a technical sergeant who was killed serving in World War II. Six days before he had killed eight Axis soldiers and forced the surrender of several dozen more.
In April of 2016, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors declared April 10, 2016 as "Tech. Sgt. Frank Peregoy Day," and support a citizen campaign to correct the misinformation.
- The resolution cites the spelling of his last name as "Peregoy" and noted that Peregoy’s name is misspelled as “P-e-r-e-g-o-r-y” on numerous historical markers, buildings, and, sadly, on his gravestone in the U.S. cemetery in St.-Laurent-Sur-Mer, France;[3]His birth year is also typically given erroneously as 1915, possibly because he originally lied about his age at enlistment. According to his birth certificate, his last name was spelled "Peregoy" and his birth year as 1916.
References
- ↑ Print: New Armory To Be Named for Peregory, Staff reports, Daily Progress, Lindsay family January 16, 1960, Page 9.
- ↑ Web. Characters of Central Virginia: Frank Dabney Peregoy, Dan Gould, Podcast, Charlottesville Podcasting Network, March 4, 2010, retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ↑ Web. PROCLAMATION: Frank D. Peregoy day, retrieved April 6, 2016.