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Personal info

Full name
PECK, James Caldwell
Date of birth
19 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Hometown
Tom River, Ocean County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32484484
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Near Hottorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 16 20

Immediate family

Members
Clarence Peck (father)
Anna I. (Nobles) Peck (mother)
Frances Peck (sister)

More information

Sgt James C. Peck graduated from Toms River High School in 1940. He served as president of his class and was in the Spelling Club.

He enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 16 December 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Herbert Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Toms River High School yearbook, 1937