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PEIRCE, Henry Thomas - Date of
birth
5 October 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Moores, Northampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33833469 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
331st 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
1 April 1945 - Place of
death
Walstedde, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 18 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry T. Peirce (father)
Lorena Peirce (mother)
Frank A. Peirce (brother)
Albert S. Peirce (brother)
Richard D. Peirce (brother)
Louis G. Peirce (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Henry T. Peirce was placed in the Masonic Institution for Boys with his brother after his father was murdered in 1920. He graduated in 1929 from the Thomas Ranken Patton Masonic Institution for Boys in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania where he majored in carpentry. Several years later, he sang tenor in the Old Fort Glee Club.He was employed by Fletcher Works before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 16 October 1943.
The wedding photo shows his brother Louis in the middle, who is the groom. First on the right is his brother Frank en 2nd on the right Albert. Henry is third from the left. His brother Richard is not on the picture. He was serving with the Army Air Corps at that time and couldn't attend the wedding.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com – 1920 Census, WWII Draft Cards, Chuck Langerman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Albert Rex