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Personal info

Full name
PIERCE, Hugh Seabuck
Date of birth
19 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Salem, Salem County, New Jersey
Hometown
Salem County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42190113
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Mehrum-Möllen, south of Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 4 6

Immediate family

Members
Walter C. Pierce (father)
Mary T. (Turner) Pierce (mother)
Walter C. Pierce Jr. (brother)
William D. Pierce (brother)

More information

Pfc Hugh S. Pierce attended 1 year of high school, worked as a stock clerk and was single, without dependents.
He entered the Service from Camden, New Jersey on 31 Juli 1944 as a Private.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Laura Phillips, enlistment record / www.archives.org, www.abmc.gov,
CWGC/ABMC / www.findagrave.com, ABMC / National Archives / www.wwiimemorial.com,
1930/1940 Census US / www.ancestry.com - Pierce Famiy Tree, News paper clipping provided by the family - www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: Des Philippet / www.findagrave.com, newspaper clipping provided by the family