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Name: Albert Leslie Peck
Sex: M
Birth: 1 MAR 1890 in Thompson Twp, Fulton Co, PA
Death: 24 NOV 1970 in Inverness, Citrus Co, FL
_FA1: Albert Peck was in the Secret Service and guarded Franklin D. Roosevelt
Burial: Hills of Rest Cemetery, Floral City, Lake Co, FL
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    Albert Leslie PECK, 80, Gospel Island, Died November 24, 1970, at
    Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Florida, of Cardiac Failure
    and Cancer. He was ill only ten days. He was born in Fulton County,
    PA. He came to Inverness Florida October 1, 1959. He was a member of the
    Presbyterian Church of Inverness, Fla., A member of the Masonic Order,
    Federal Lodge No. 1, Washington DC, Past Patron of Federal Chapter No
    38, Washington DC, Affiliated with Floral City Chapter No 164, Floral
    City Fla.  He was a retired Secret Service Agent with the Treasury
    Department, and served as one of the Secret Service Agents at the White
    House for 25 years. During World War II, he was in charge of the Secret
    Service Detail that guarded Princess Martha of Norway. When she and
    her children were residing at Pook's Hill, Bethesda, Maryland. King
    Olaf of Norway awarded him the The Distinguished Medal of Honor for his
    services. Along with Robert L. May, R. W. King, Harry C. Shepherd, they
    were the first and only motorcycle agents to accompany President Woodrow
    Wilson.  He served on the Metropolitan Police Force of Washington, DC,
    first as a traffic policeman, later being transferred to the motorcycle
    corps and then transferred to the Detail at the White House. In 1916
    he received the Gold Medal from the Metropolitan Police Department,
    Washington, DC.  Survivors include his widow, Doda L. PECK, a son Keneth
    E. and a brother Russell.  Funeral services were conducted at Porters
    Funeral Home by Rev. Ralph Hoffman, Masonic Ceremony at the Grave by
    Sam R. Stephan of Inverness, FL. Masonic Lodge and Floral City Lodge
    No 133 FA&M Burial at Rest Cemetery, Floral City, Florida.


    Birth: Mar. 1, 1890
    Fulton County
    Pennsylvania, USA
    Death: Nov. 24, 1970
    Florida, USA


    Family links:
    Spouse:
    Zoda L Peck (1897 - 1987)*

    *Calculated relationship


    Burial:
    Hills of Rest Cemetery
    Floral City
    Citrus County
    Florida, USA

    Created by: Joyce Blaylock
    Record added: Jul 28, 2013
    Find A Grave Memorial# 114526616 

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