Ralph A Peyton

Pvt Ralph Peyton was reported missing in action on 27 June 1944, serving with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment. On 27 June 1944, the 116th Infantry was holding its position on the line in an active defense posture, part of the broader effort to consolidate ground gained in Normandy. Regimental elements were engaged in continued patrolling that extended through the following day, a routine but essential part of maintaining contact with the enemy and securing the front. Division records from this period do not break these activities down by individual company, so the precise role of this unit within the regiment's operations on this date cannot be stated with certainty, though it would have shared in the regiment's general duties along the line. Pvt Peyton was reported missing in action that day.