Name:
Leroy V. Peake
Rank:
Private First Class
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U.S.S. Guam
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
Alabama
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PFC Peake was born on February 4, 1958, in Birmingham Junction, Alabama. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on December 28, 1975 and was assigned in HMM-264, USS Guam. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 18, in the Liberty launch boat (LCM-6) accident as he was aboard. Their boat struck a freighter and capsized during the USS Trenton and USS Guam visitation in Barcelona, Spain. His current burial is unknown.