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PIERCE, Paul "Red" - Date of
birth
15 August 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Steele, Pemiscot County, Missouri -
Hometown
Pemiscot County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20730412 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Petite-Langlire, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 73 |
Immediate family
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Members
John R. Pierce (Father)
Ethel (Smith) Pierce (mother)
Howard Pierce (brother)
Elsie Pierce (sister)
John R. Pierce Jr. (brother)
Joe H. Pierce (brother)
Franklin Pierce (brother)
Marie Pierce (sister)
Laverne Pierce (sister)
Buddy Pierce (brother)
Shelba J. Pierce (sister)
Donald Pierce (brother)
Jerry W. Pierce (brother)
More information
Sgt Paul Pierce joined the National Guard in Steele, Missouri on 23 December 1940. He joined his unit on 8 July 1944 and was promoted from Private First Class to Sergeant on 16 August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report, The Steele Enterprise, Steele, Missouri 22 February 1945, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - Patience Pierce-Myer