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Forrest E. Peden
Forrest E. Peden (October 3, 1913 – February 3, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Biography Peden joined the Army from Wathena, Kansas in February 1943, and by February 3, 1945, was serving as a technician fifth grade in Battery C, 10th Field Artillery Regiment (United States), 10th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division (United States), 3rd Infantry Division. On that day, near Biesheim, France, his unit was ambushed by a larger enemy force. After giving medical aid to two wounded soldiers, Peden ran for help despite intense enemy fire. He found a friendly tank and guided it to the ambush site, but was killed when the tank was hit by hostile fire. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on February 13, 1946. Aged 31 at his death, Peden was buried at Mount Olive Cemetery in Troy, Kansas. Medal of Honor citation Technician P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Joseph, Missouri
St. Joseph is a city in and county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. A small portion of the city extends north into Andrew County, Missouri, Andrew County. Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buchanan County, Missouri, Buchanan, Andrew County, Missouri, Andrew, and DeKalb County, Missouri, DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas, Doniphan County, Kansas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, St. Joseph had a total population of 72,473, making it the List of cities in Missouri, 8th most populous city in the state, and the 3rd most populous in Northwest Missouri. St. Joseph is located roughly thirty miles north of the Kansas City, Missouri, city limits and approximately south of Omaha, Nebraska. The city was named after the town's founder Joseph Robidoux IV, Joseph Robidoux and the biblical Saint Joseph. St. Joseph is home to Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
